Chris Belasco
@someclevername.bsky.social
Data Officer in the sheets, Steelworker in the streets
Roughly 2 USAIDs
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Roughly 2 USAIDs
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The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.
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Multiple analyses have shown that the USAID cuts have already cost literally hundreds of thousands of lives. The WH is using those funds for the security of one of the more noxious members of a presidential administration that includes Stephen Miller.
But hey, pro life.
But hey, pro life.
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
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February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Multiple analyses have shown that the USAID cuts have already cost literally hundreds of thousands of lives. The WH is using those funds for the security of one of the more noxious members of a presidential administration that includes Stephen Miller.
But hey, pro life.
But hey, pro life.
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Already, immigrants’ rights activists in Pittsburgh say that they are seeing a major intensification of ICE efforts in the region.
“We would probably get maybe like 10 to 15 calls a week, and we got like 10 to 15 calls in a day,” says Casa San Jose Executive Director Monica Ruiz.
“We would probably get maybe like 10 to 15 calls a week, and we got like 10 to 15 calls in a day,” says Casa San Jose Executive Director Monica Ruiz.
ICE winds down Minneapolis, but takes their shitshow elsewhere paydayreport.com/ice-withdraw...
ICE "Withdrawing" from Minnesota, but Intensifying in Pittsburgh & Elsewhere
Immigrants’ rights activists are also concerned that the withdrawal of thousands of federal agents from Minneapolis could simply lead to a transfer of these agents to intensify ICE operations in other...
paydayreport.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Already, immigrants’ rights activists in Pittsburgh say that they are seeing a major intensification of ICE efforts in the region.
“We would probably get maybe like 10 to 15 calls a week, and we got like 10 to 15 calls in a day,” says Casa San Jose Executive Director Monica Ruiz.
“We would probably get maybe like 10 to 15 calls a week, and we got like 10 to 15 calls in a day,” says Casa San Jose Executive Director Monica Ruiz.
This is why Millennials can’t buy a house
wouldn't mind trying a "kurachino" — cappuccino inside a rotisserie chicken -- but how do i fit it into my car's cup holder? any ideas from you kurachino lovers out there?
February 12, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This is why Millennials can’t buy a house
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Going on the record on this: climate change is in fact bad
February 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Going on the record on this: climate change is in fact bad
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I don’t think we should allow the secret police to round people up and sort them by race
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I don’t think we should allow the secret police to round people up and sort them by race
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She’s done it again (written a deeply informative and interesting thread about Bad Bunny)
"El Apagón" is the song Bad Bunny was performing during this part of the halftime show using imagery that was apparently too subtle for some people
It's one of his most interesting songs with a ton of political context and meaning plus it’s an absolute banger
It's one of his most interesting songs with a ton of political context and meaning plus it’s an absolute banger
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
She’s done it again (written a deeply informative and interesting thread about Bad Bunny)
Happy 25th, Pricemaster
my dear friends, may I wish you a happy pricemaster day
may you come out successful when you make or are made an offer
may you come out successful when you make or are made an offer
The PriceMaster (full version)
YouTube video by ThePriceMaster
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Happy 25th, Pricemaster
Just shut Pitt Basketball down. The whole thing
Six former Pitt women’s basketball players are suing the school and coach Tory Verdi, alleging that he created a “hostile, discriminatory, and retaliatory environment."
Verdi allegedly told one foreign-born player to “go back home because ICE is coming.”
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Verdi allegedly told one foreign-born player to “go back home because ICE is coming.”
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
6 women's basketball players sue Pitt for 'hostile environment'
Pitt and its women's basketball coach Tory Verdi are being sued by six former players who allege he created a "hostile, discriminatory," environment.
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Just shut Pitt Basketball down. The whole thing
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This is on Musk and he should be held accountable.
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
This is on Musk and he should be held accountable.
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The first and only thing he should be known for and remembered for. It should be the only thing he's ever asked about.
This is on Musk and he should be held accountable.
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The first and only thing he should be known for and remembered for. It should be the only thing he's ever asked about.
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After watching one Bad Bunny halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
After watching one Bad Bunny halftime show
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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@reantaramian.bsky.social just pointed out that Green Day is the only band ever to play both the Super Bowl AND 924 Gilman
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 AM
@reantaramian.bsky.social just pointed out that Green Day is the only band ever to play both the Super Bowl AND 924 Gilman
Congrats Lincoln Fox for representing the hope we want to see tonight. What a moment
FYI: The little boy in Bad Bunny's #SuperBowl halftime show wasn't Liam Ramos as some have said, it was a child actor: Lincoln Fox www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Congrats Lincoln Fox for representing the hope we want to see tonight. What a moment
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“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
I just watched Bad Bunny again and if this game stays awful I’m gonna rewind it again and do something better with my time
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I just watched Bad Bunny again and if this game stays awful I’m gonna rewind it again and do something better with my time
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Last year, the administration cancelled the solar for all program that was helping improve the grid and help low-income households in all 50 states and Puerto Rico bsky.app/profile/cost...
The Solar for All program is a multi-billion dollar federal investment to help lower electricity costs & cut US energy poverty. The Trump Administration ended it. @carleysanya.bsky.social & I talked with @juliaradio.bsky.social & @jeffbradynews.bsky.social about it: www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n... 🔌 💡
EPA plans to end a program that makes solar power available to low-income Americans
The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Last year, the administration cancelled the solar for all program that was helping improve the grid and help low-income households in all 50 states and Puerto Rico bsky.app/profile/cost...