RexLibris
@rexlibris.bsky.social
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside a dog it's too dark to read.
Inside a dog it's too dark to read.
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“The planning documents showed the redesigned system would give the government a 92,600-bed capacity through eight large-scale detention centers capable of holding up to 10,000 detainees each, 16 processing centers with capacity of about 1,500 each, and 10 existing ICE-operated ‘turnkey’ facilities”
February 19, 2026 at 10:32 PM
“The planning documents showed the redesigned system would give the government a 92,600-bed capacity through eight large-scale detention centers capable of holding up to 10,000 detainees each, 16 processing centers with capacity of about 1,500 each, and 10 existing ICE-operated ‘turnkey’ facilities”
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“If carried out, the shift would replace the current patchwork of local jails and privately run prisons with a centralized system of larger facilities, most of them industrial warehouses…”
The Next Phase of ICE's $38 Billion Detention Plan: Centralized, DHS-Owned Warehouses
GEO Group and CoreCivic face competition as the agency looks to dramatically reduce the number of immigrant jails by shifting to massive warehouses
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“If carried out, the shift would replace the current patchwork of local jails and privately run prisons with a centralized system of larger facilities, most of them industrial warehouses…”
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Remember the moral panic about safetyism? Trigger warnings? Snowflakes? Well, its actually happening in Texas.
The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world.
University of Texas regents OK limits on controversial subjects
Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.
www.texastribune.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Remember the moral panic about safetyism? Trigger warnings? Snowflakes? Well, its actually happening in Texas.
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*John Carpenter sighs, dusts off the synth*
February 19, 2026 at 10:19 PM
*John Carpenter sighs, dusts off the synth*
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From Iran’s perspective, these various US and Israeli strikes make the case for their perceived need for nuclear capability, so it’s difficult to see how such strikes would result in the leaders of the Iranian regime agreeing to the very concessions Trump is demanding in that regard.
Breaking: President Trump is weighing an initial limited strike on Iran to force Tehran to meet his demands for a nuclear deal on.wsj.com/4aB8TJK
Exclusive | Trump Weighs Initial Limited Strike to Force Iran Into Nuclear Deal
The president was considering a range of military options but said he still preferred diplomacy.
on.wsj.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
From Iran’s perspective, these various US and Israeli strikes make the case for their perceived need for nuclear capability, so it’s difficult to see how such strikes would result in the leaders of the Iranian regime agreeing to the very concessions Trump is demanding in that regard.
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"Thirty Tamili and Prakrit inscriptions reveal 2,000-year-old India-Egypt trade."
Such amazing evidence about this cultural contact!
#Egyptology #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
www.deccanherald.com/india/thirty...
Such amazing evidence about this cultural contact!
#Egyptology #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
www.deccanherald.com/india/thirty...
Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions found in Egypt’s Valley of Kings
About 30 Tamili and Prakrit inscriptions were found in rock-cut tombs in Egypt’s Valley of Kings, dating to the 1st–3rd centuries AD. Scholars say the find underscores India-Roman trade, merchant netw...
www.deccanherald.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
"Thirty Tamili and Prakrit inscriptions reveal 2,000-year-old India-Egypt trade."
Such amazing evidence about this cultural contact!
#Egyptology #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
www.deccanherald.com/india/thirty...
Such amazing evidence about this cultural contact!
#Egyptology #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
www.deccanherald.com/india/thirty...
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This country is so broken that Americans can put child sex trafficking in quotes. We normalized this shit arguing over the release of the Files for years and years. It's disgusting. This is all they wanted. As long as there's "two sides" to pedophilia the water can be muddied
Silly me. It's already begun.
February 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This country is so broken that Americans can put child sex trafficking in quotes. We normalized this shit arguing over the release of the Files for years and years. It's disgusting. This is all they wanted. As long as there's "two sides" to pedophilia the water can be muddied
This photo of Trump hanging as a banner on the DOJ building but the header reads "WANTED".
The message from the DOJ is unmistakable: Justice is no longer the objective.
Retribution is.
Retribution is.
February 19, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This photo of Trump hanging as a banner on the DOJ building but the header reads "WANTED".
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The FBI, facing a staff shortage, will now hire applicants rejected by ICE.
FBI, FACING A STAFF SHORTAGE, WILL SCALE BACK VETTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES APPLYING TO BECOME AGENTS, ACCORDING TO TWO SOURCES.
February 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The FBI, facing a staff shortage, will now hire applicants rejected by ICE.
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Between Oct. 7, 2023 & June 2025, Israel killed hundreds of Palestinian athletes & destroyed 288 sports facilities. 437 of the dead were footballers. FIFA & UEFA continue to allow settlement clubs (which are on illegally occupied land & bar access to Palestinians) to participate in UEFA competitions
February 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Between Oct. 7, 2023 & June 2025, Israel killed hundreds of Palestinian athletes & destroyed 288 sports facilities. 437 of the dead were footballers. FIFA & UEFA continue to allow settlement clubs (which are on illegally occupied land & bar access to Palestinians) to participate in UEFA competitions
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In a different timeline Trump would be roaming around Queens nude under a trenchcoat and flashing kids at the playground before running into an alley
February 19, 2026 at 9:56 PM
In a different timeline Trump would be roaming around Queens nude under a trenchcoat and flashing kids at the playground before running into an alley
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“Lampedusa is a destination on what has become one of the world's deadliest migration routes, where many people land after crossing the Mediterranean often in simple fishing boats or makeshift dinghies.
The island was visited by the late Pope Francis in 2013 on his first visit as pope outside Rome.”
The island was visited by the late Pope Francis in 2013 on his first visit as pope outside Rome.”
“Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, will spend the Independence Day holiday this year visiting an Italian island known as the first port of call for migrants sailing from North Africa for Europe.” www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
Pope Leo to spend US July 4 holiday on Italy's Lampedusa, known for migrant arrivals
Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, will spend the Independence Day holiday this year visiting an Italian island known as the first port of call for migrants sailing from No...
www.reuters.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“Lampedusa is a destination on what has become one of the world's deadliest migration routes, where many people land after crossing the Mediterranean often in simple fishing boats or makeshift dinghies.
The island was visited by the late Pope Francis in 2013 on his first visit as pope outside Rome.”
The island was visited by the late Pope Francis in 2013 on his first visit as pope outside Rome.”
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that said even a quite modest billionaire tax could raise mind boggling one-off sums. that initial bite could do like, national high speed rail to every city over a million population bsky.app/profile/gabr...
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
that said even a quite modest billionaire tax could raise mind boggling one-off sums. that initial bite could do like, national high speed rail to every city over a million population bsky.app/profile/gabr...
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great time for an all time sports tweet
February 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
great time for an all time sports tweet
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Once again, I am promising Democrats there are literally thousands of former department of justice people who will crawl over broken glass to prosecute this administration given the chance
A large banner of Donald Trump was hung outside of the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, emphasizing the White House’s control over the nation’s top law enforcement branch that once pursued criminal prosecutions against the president. https://cnn.it/4cBCqW7
February 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Once again, I am promising Democrats there are literally thousands of former department of justice people who will crawl over broken glass to prosecute this administration given the chance
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10 years from now, we are going to find the level of corruption in this administration was far and away beyond our worst nightmares
February 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
10 years from now, we are going to find the level of corruption in this administration was far and away beyond our worst nightmares
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Just so we’re clear on this: Maxwell recruited Virginia Giuffre at Mar-a-Lago.
DOOCY: On Prince Andrew, do you think American associates of Jeffrey Epstein will wind up in handcuffs too?
TRUMP: I'm the expert in a way because I've been totally exonerated. That's very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it's a shame. I did nothing.
TRUMP: I'm the expert in a way because I've been totally exonerated. That's very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it's a shame. I did nothing.
February 19, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Just so we’re clear on this: Maxwell recruited Virginia Giuffre at Mar-a-Lago.
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Make them yearn for the days of cancel culture.
we must stop buying this idiotic American idea that the worst thing you can do to a white powerful man for committing horrible crimes against democracy is "losing your job and people saying mean things about you."
there are far worse things we can do to these criminals, and we should do them.
there are far worse things we can do to these criminals, and we should do them.
February 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Make them yearn for the days of cancel culture.
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I wonder when employment will move to a subscription model?
February 19, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I wonder when employment will move to a subscription model?
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Hey what's going on with people getting arrested for trying to block AI data centers all over the country
It's almost like the AI industry and fascism have the same goals in mind IDK IDK I'm not a doctor
It's almost like the AI industry and fascism have the same goals in mind IDK IDK I'm not a doctor
a man in Oklahoma was speaking out against a data center in his community. He went a few seconds over time and the city had him arrested for trespassing
Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long
An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.
www.404media.co
February 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Hey what's going on with people getting arrested for trying to block AI data centers all over the country
It's almost like the AI industry and fascism have the same goals in mind IDK IDK I'm not a doctor
It's almost like the AI industry and fascism have the same goals in mind IDK IDK I'm not a doctor
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I've been saying it a lot, but these deaths line up with what happened in early concentration camps during other regimes: Deaths from poor conditions, disease, or abuse. These deaths are not accidental. They are the direct result of a camp system that is designed to harm those being imprisoned.
I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
February 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I've been saying it a lot, but these deaths line up with what happened in early concentration camps during other regimes: Deaths from poor conditions, disease, or abuse. These deaths are not accidental. They are the direct result of a camp system that is designed to harm those being imprisoned.
The instinct to pardon Nixon under the justification that it was necessary to "protect the office of President" was never about the office but about the tradition of men who had and were projected to continue to hold that position of power.
I have really come to believe that we'd be in a much better place right now if we had put Nixon away in a dingy cell for the rest of his natural life, instead of the slap on the wrist for being naughty that he actually received.
February 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The instinct to pardon Nixon under the justification that it was necessary to "protect the office of President" was never about the office but about the tradition of men who had and were projected to continue to hold that position of power.
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I have really come to believe that we'd be in a much better place right now if we had put Nixon away in a dingy cell for the rest of his natural life, instead of the slap on the wrist for being naughty that he actually received.
February 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I have really come to believe that we'd be in a much better place right now if we had put Nixon away in a dingy cell for the rest of his natural life, instead of the slap on the wrist for being naughty that he actually received.
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Bruce McCallister should have been fired already but Danielle Smith seems to agree with her bigot who's now going full MAGA nazi.
[McCallister] “Why import from nations with failed systems when our Judeo-Christian heritage and principles have worked so well here?”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
[McCallister] “Why import from nations with failed systems when our Judeo-Christian heritage and principles have worked so well here?”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Premier to talk immigration in her address to Albertans Thursday | CBC News
Premier Danielle Smith said the province is facing combined pressures from decreased revenues as oil prices trend lower and increased costs of covering services for a rapidly growing population.
www.cbc.ca
February 19, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Bruce McCallister should have been fired already but Danielle Smith seems to agree with her bigot who's now going full MAGA nazi.
[McCallister] “Why import from nations with failed systems when our Judeo-Christian heritage and principles have worked so well here?”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
[McCallister] “Why import from nations with failed systems when our Judeo-Christian heritage and principles have worked so well here?”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
