Taulby Edmondson
@taulby.bsky.social
US South & Appalachia. Research: historical & cultural memory; race & white nationalism. Most recently writing on Gone with the Wind, plantation tourism, and campus racism. Horror enthusiast. Sports watcher. Dad.
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Taulby Edmondson
@taulby.bsky.social
· May 16
It's worth noting that a lot of the "historic homes" you see in southern locales are not antebellum at all. Many were built around the turn of the century in neoclassical antebellum style to demarcate wealthy white neighborhoods from segregated Black communities. I wrote about it here:
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The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
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is this the point
Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso.
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
is this the point
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
The "Is it fascism?" question seems like an open-and-shut case to me.
Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi are already black holes for detention. Now obtaining release will be more difficult than ever. As more and more people are locked up, ICE will increase the pressure on those who are detained to give up.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The "Is it fascism?" question seems like an open-and-shut case to me.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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If you’ve rightfully raised your voice for Liam and the kids in immigrant detention centers, please raise your voice for vulnerable adults. LGBTQIA folks face overwhelming danger.
NEW: It’s difficult to account for the abuses trans immigrants face in ICE custody after Trump destroyed safeguards, oversight agencies, and data about detainees.
But 3 trans migrants told me what it’s really like: Medical neglect. Solitary confinement. Harassment. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
But 3 trans migrants told me what it’s really like: Medical neglect. Solitary confinement. Harassment. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
ICE Is Treating Trans Immigrants With A New Level Of Cruelty
A HuffPost investigation found how the Trump administration systematically destroyed safeguards for detainees, subjecting them to abuse and neglect.
www.huffpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
If you’ve rightfully raised your voice for Liam and the kids in immigrant detention centers, please raise your voice for vulnerable adults. LGBTQIA folks face overwhelming danger.
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Not how the rule of law works. Precisely the opposite, in fact.
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Not how the rule of law works. Precisely the opposite, in fact.
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This decision puts even more pressure on plaintiffs and district courts outside the 5th Circuit. Unless the habeas is filed before a person is transferred to the 5th Circuit, a person may remain locked in appalling conditions, never even allowed to ask for bond.
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 AM
This decision puts even more pressure on plaintiffs and district courts outside the 5th Circuit. Unless the habeas is filed before a person is transferred to the 5th Circuit, a person may remain locked in appalling conditions, never even allowed to ask for bond.
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Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi are already black holes for detention. Now obtaining release will be more difficult than ever. As more and more people are locked up, ICE will increase the pressure on those who are detained to give up.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
February 7, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi are already black holes for detention. Now obtaining release will be more difficult than ever. As more and more people are locked up, ICE will increase the pressure on those who are detained to give up.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
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it is absolutely wild that random people on the internet have kept thousands and thousands of minnesota families housed this month
my friend and followers helped pay around maybe 130-140 people’s rent in the past 6 days? like. so much of it was just you guys. it is insane to me, this platform.
my friend and followers helped pay around maybe 130-140 people’s rent in the past 6 days? like. so much of it was just you guys. it is insane to me, this platform.
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 AM
it is absolutely wild that random people on the internet have kept thousands and thousands of minnesota families housed this month
my friend and followers helped pay around maybe 130-140 people’s rent in the past 6 days? like. so much of it was just you guys. it is insane to me, this platform.
my friend and followers helped pay around maybe 130-140 people’s rent in the past 6 days? like. so much of it was just you guys. it is insane to me, this platform.
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AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
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FWIW this is more or less how white conservatives destroyed multiracial democracy after emancipation. That & paramilitary violence, but of course they would never... oh yeah they're doing that too.
Here's @rickhasen.bsky.social detailing the scenario in which Trump uses search warrant to seize ballot boxes in a contested 2026 locale. This is more worrisome than ICE at the polls. Hasen also suggests ways to act against this now.
It's harrowing stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
It's harrowing stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
FWIW this is more or less how white conservatives destroyed multiracial democracy after emancipation. That & paramilitary violence, but of course they would never... oh yeah they're doing that too.
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OK, *ongoing* thread of books to read on Palestine. Some recent, some not at all so recent.
I’ve been thinking on this as I read more. Also how the settlers trigger response that the army uses to validate excessive force.
Also, I’ve concluded 100 Year War on Palestine. Do you have other suggestions for reading? If you don’t mind. I’d actually love a thread if you do. Not that you have to.
Also, I’ve concluded 100 Year War on Palestine. Do you have other suggestions for reading? If you don’t mind. I’d actually love a thread if you do. Not that you have to.
February 7, 2026 at 12:53 AM
OK, *ongoing* thread of books to read on Palestine. Some recent, some not at all so recent.
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HOLD UP. This headline from the @wsj.com is dead wrong - No one at the actual opening ceremonies thinks the US team was being booed. Come on! The CBC broadcasters & people in the stadium are all crystal clear that JD VANCE WAS BEING BOOED, not the team.
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
HOLD UP. This headline from the @wsj.com is dead wrong - No one at the actual opening ceremonies thinks the US team was being booed. Come on! The CBC broadcasters & people in the stadium are all crystal clear that JD VANCE WAS BEING BOOED, not the team.
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Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
That's a good statement.
BREAKING:
New reaction from Leader Jeffries to the racist Trump video:
"This disgusting video posted by the so-called president was done intentionally. Fuck Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder."
New reaction from Leader Jeffries to the racist Trump video:
"This disgusting video posted by the so-called president was done intentionally. Fuck Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder."
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
That's a good statement.
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AIPAC went big in the New Jersey’s 11th congressional district to replace Mikie Sherill and lost big. While the winner isn't clear yet, at this point progressive Analilia Mejia is ahead. In any case, the AIPAC-backed candidates were decimated.
newrepublic.com/post/206238/...
newrepublic.com/post/206238/...
AIPAC Money Flooded This Democratic Primary—and It’s About to Backfire
A progressive Democrat is this close to winning a House seat in New Jersey.
newrepublic.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
AIPAC went big in the New Jersey’s 11th congressional district to replace Mikie Sherill and lost big. While the winner isn't clear yet, at this point progressive Analilia Mejia is ahead. In any case, the AIPAC-backed candidates were decimated.
newrepublic.com/post/206238/...
newrepublic.com/post/206238/...
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There’s a great Nova episode on the International Space Station. In it, they talk about how something as small as a grain of sand can cause massive damage to the station. And all the billionaires are putting massive amounts of crap in the sky. We need to send them all one-way to Mars.
Elon Musk et al are totally fucking up the night sky ALREADY and they plan to make it worse 🔭
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/satelli...
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/satelli...
Are we destroying our window to the cosmos? Satellite trails could make space science nearly impossible, say astronomers | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Projected 560,000 satellites could overwhelm future observatories. Astronomers worry satellite trails will mar every view of the Universe.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
There’s a great Nova episode on the International Space Station. In it, they talk about how something as small as a grain of sand can cause massive damage to the station. And all the billionaires are putting massive amounts of crap in the sky. We need to send them all one-way to Mars.
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So incredibly racist.
Would be a huge scandal for any president where everyone in the world didn’t already know he was a horrible human being with no moral compass.
Would be a huge scandal for any president where everyone in the world didn’t already know he was a horrible human being with no moral compass.
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 PM
So incredibly racist.
Would be a huge scandal for any president where everyone in the world didn’t already know he was a horrible human being with no moral compass.
Would be a huge scandal for any president where everyone in the world didn’t already know he was a horrible human being with no moral compass.
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if the whole genocide thing wasn't enough for you, another good reason to get AIPAC money out of democratic politics is that the organization now exists to move republican donor money into democratic races to sow chaos and get the most republican-friendly democrat elected
Punchbowl has AOC quoted saying the same thing that I've been saying for the past few weeks re: AIPAC spending against pro-Israel Tom Malinowski.
“It’s quite shocking how moderate of a stance that they are mobilizing against. We’re not even talking about them targeting the left,” Ocasio-Cortez said
“It’s quite shocking how moderate of a stance that they are mobilizing against. We’re not even talking about them targeting the left,” Ocasio-Cortez said
AIPAC’s first 2026 test
A Thursday special primary election will reveal whether Malinowski can survive a spending onslaught in a new era of anti-AIPAC sentiment among Dems.
punchbowl.news
February 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
if the whole genocide thing wasn't enough for you, another good reason to get AIPAC money out of democratic politics is that the organization now exists to move republican donor money into democratic races to sow chaos and get the most republican-friendly democrat elected
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Due to a trump executive order the national parks service has removed signage at the little bighorn battlefield that amplified the broken treaties and the assimilationist american policy of "kill the Indian save the man" that led to the reeducation 1/2
NPS removes Native American signage at Little Bighorn National Monument
NPS recently removed signage at Little Bighorn National Monument under Trump's "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" executive order.
www.militarytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Due to a trump executive order the national parks service has removed signage at the little bighorn battlefield that amplified the broken treaties and the assimilationist american policy of "kill the Indian save the man" that led to the reeducation 1/2
Yes! Gerrymander me Virginia Democrats.
Voila - the new Virginia U.S. House map bluevirginia.us/2026/02/repo... h/t @jahd.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Yes! Gerrymander me Virginia Democrats.
They want us to be as cynical and demoralized as possible.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
They want us to be as cynical and demoralized as possible.
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BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.