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Cruel hoax: the political economy of anti-immigration - Asia Times
Deporting immigrants may deliver electoral wins to politicians if voters have been sufficiently cultivated by years of demonizing and scapegoating them.
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That “great” American past that MAGA celebrates comprised many decades of massive and successive waves of immigrants. Impressive US GDP growth in the 19th and 20th centuries owed more than a little to the subsidies provided by immigrants.
"We either stop them and move beyond the failures of hypocritical liberal democracy or end up in a deeper hole than centuries ago. And that’s unacceptable. For us, for our children, for our neighbors, and for our friends who live around the world in countries we’ve never visited and never will"
They Want Us to be Peasants
The key to authoritarianism is a world where we are left in the dark
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"We either stop them and move beyond the failures of hypocritical liberal democracy or end up in a deeper hole than centuries ago. And that’s unacceptable. For us, for our children, for our neighbors, and for our friends who live around the world in countries we’ve never visited and never will"
Tell Congress: Break Up With Big Oil! If you're outraged by fossil-fueled conflict, greed, and climate chaos, declare your opposition now. Demand that Congress take a stand and phase out fossil fuels! act.350.org/letter/feb-2...
Tell Congress: Break up with Big Oil!
If you’re outraged by fossil-fueled conflict, greed, and climate chaos, declare your opposition now. Demand that Congress take a stand and phase out fossil fuels!
act.350.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Tell Congress: Break Up With Big Oil! If you're outraged by fossil-fueled conflict, greed, and climate chaos, declare your opposition now. Demand that Congress take a stand and phase out fossil fuels! act.350.org/letter/feb-2...
"Mysterious passports, missing evidence, unexplained redactions. New questions about Epstein and about why the files are being handled in evident defiance of the law"
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Agent Epstein, Sulfuric Acid, and Redactions | Forensic Analysis
Mysterious passports, missing evidence, unexplained redactions. New questions about Epstein and about why the files are being handled in evident defiance of the law
portside.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
"Mysterious passports, missing evidence, unexplained redactions. New questions about Epstein and about why the files are being handled in evident defiance of the law"
portside.org/video/2026-0...
portside.org/video/2026-0...
LexisNexis's current contract with Trump's anti-immigrant paramilitaries expires in March. Tell LexisNexis to stop doing business with ICE. action.eko.org/a/lexisnexis...
LexisNexis: stop helping ICE skirt local laws and terrorise communities
Masked and kitted-out like paramilitaries, Trump’s ICE agents continue terrorising immigrant communities across the US – and using vast databases of personal data to hunt people down. One of ICE’s key
action.eko.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
LexisNexis's current contract with Trump's anti-immigrant paramilitaries expires in March. Tell LexisNexis to stop doing business with ICE. action.eko.org/a/lexisnexis...
The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is the foundation of nearly every right women and LGBTQ+ people have won over the past 150 years. Take action to demand Congress do everything in it's power to defend the 14th Amendment from Trump's attacks. app.sosha.ai/s/udI8oxXu
Protect our rights and freedoms
app.sosha.ai
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is the foundation of nearly every right women and LGBTQ+ people have won over the past 150 years. Take action to demand Congress do everything in it's power to defend the 14th Amendment from Trump's attacks. app.sosha.ai/s/udI8oxXu
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February 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Turn Up the Heat: Melt The Companies That Profit From ICE and DHS. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/turn...
Turn Up the Heat: Melt The Companies That Profit From ICE and DHS
As older Americans, we hold enormous economic power. We’ve spent decades building savings, choosing where to bank, where to invest, and where to shop—companies count on our loyalty. This Valentine’s D...
actionnetwork.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Turn Up the Heat: Melt The Companies That Profit From ICE and DHS. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/turn...
"Socialisms of various kinds, infused with the histories and characteristics of different nations, are preparing to replace today’s authoritarian efforts to hold back historic change. These entail a return to full commitments to democracy in politics but also in economics"
Trump’s Politics and a Declining US Capitalism in 2026
A year into Trump’s second term clarifies what his presidency aims to accomplish. On the one hand and widely overemphasized are his initiatives and their impacts. Far less well recognized are how rece...
www.counterpunch.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"Socialisms of various kinds, infused with the histories and characteristics of different nations, are preparing to replace today’s authoritarian efforts to hold back historic change. These entail a return to full commitments to democracy in politics but also in economics"
Richard D. Wolff – Europe Today: Historic Crisis or End Times? braveneweurope.com/richard-d-wo...
Richard D. Wolff - Europe Today: Historic Crisis or End Times? - Brave New Europe
Only the working people of Europe can save the continent from destruction by the neo-liberal regimen. Richard D. Wolff is an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and c...
braveneweurope.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Richard D. Wolff – Europe Today: Historic Crisis or End Times? braveneweurope.com/richard-d-wo...
In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating 'Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History' www.commondreams.org/news/trump-g...
In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating 'Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History' | Common Dreams
"If left to stand, this action will hamstring the government’s ability to combat the most terrible environmental threat in human history," said the director of Public Citizen's climate program.
www.commondreams.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating 'Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History' www.commondreams.org/news/trump-g...
"We have God on our side. Clergy in Minneapolis last month, the Catholic church coming out strong for immigrants. Episcopalians! Methodists! United Church of Christ! All the progressive Protestant denominations, along with rabbis, imams and Catholics"
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/auspicious-o...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/auspicious-o...
Auspicious Omens and Excellent Insubordination
I started this out as a letter to a friend who's feeling down about where we as a nation are at in this moment, and I am still learning how this newsletter thing works so thought I could use the newsl...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"We have God on our side. Clergy in Minneapolis last month, the Catholic church coming out strong for immigrants. Episcopalians! Methodists! United Church of Christ! All the progressive Protestant denominations, along with rabbis, imams and Catholics"
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/auspicious-o...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/auspicious-o...
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell the Senate: REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act. Sign here: act.commoncause.org/petitions/te...
Tell the Senate: REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act
The House of Representatives has passed the SAVE Act – a cruel, calculated attack on every American’s right to vote.
It’s designed to effectively block millions of eligible Americans from casting a b...
act.commoncause.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell the Senate: REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act. Sign here: act.commoncause.org/petitions/te...
Pam Bondi should be in jail for covering up for Jeffrey Epstein’s heinous crimes!
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Pam Bondi should be in jail for covering up for Jeffrey Epstein’s heinous crimes!
The survivors deserve justice!!
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Pam Bondi should be in jail for covering up for Jeffrey Epstein’s heinous crimes!
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
Texas Lawmakers Sound Alarm on 'Torture, Killing, and Inhumane Treatment' of Detainees in Fort Bliss ICE Facility www.commondreams.org/news/fort-bl...
Texas Lawmakers Sound Alarm on 'Torture, Killing, and Inhumane Treatment' of Detainees in Fort Bliss ICE Facility | Common Dreams
At least three inmates have died in the facility in just two months, including one who witnesses say was choked to death by guards.
www.commondreams.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Texas Lawmakers Sound Alarm on 'Torture, Killing, and Inhumane Treatment' of Detainees in Fort Bliss ICE Facility www.commondreams.org/news/fort-bl...
Your phone’s apps can collect and sell your location data without your knowledge, revealing your every move. States can take the lead passing laws that ban the sale of your geolocation data; sign our petition supporting the State Location Privacy Act. action.consumerreports.org/nb_20260211_...
Let’s ban the sale of our phone location data
Sign petition to stop cell phone tracking
action.consumerreports.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Your phone’s apps can collect and sell your location data without your knowledge, revealing your every move. States can take the lead passing laws that ban the sale of your geolocation data; sign our petition supporting the State Location Privacy Act. action.consumerreports.org/nb_20260211_...
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Don’t let MAGA censor Bad Bunny. Sign here: act.commoncause.org/petitions/do...
Don’t let MAGA censor Bad Bunny
Far-right members of Congress are pressuring Brendan Carr and the FCC to fine Bad Bunny – and punish NBC and the NFL for airing his halftime show. And they’re even demanding a congressional investigat...
act.commoncause.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Don’t let MAGA censor Bad Bunny. Sign here: act.commoncause.org/petitions/do...
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A Texan father shot and killed his own daughter because he could not handle criticism of Donald Trump.
Which side really has Trump Derangement Syndrome?
Which side really has Trump Derangement Syndrome?
February 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
A Texan father shot and killed his own daughter because he could not handle criticism of Donald Trump.
Which side really has Trump Derangement Syndrome?
Which side really has Trump Derangement Syndrome?
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On being Unapologetically Unaltered
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On being Unapologetically Unaltered
I have never believed my work was meant to change the world in the clean, cinematic way people like to imagine.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
On being Unapologetically Unaltered
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“ this is the kind of in-your-face language that we need. Especially in a moment when abortion rights have been unceremoniously dropped from mainstream media coverage. Let’s get press, cause fuss, flip birds. So long as politicians have action behind those words”
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Gov. Gavin Newsom tells Louisiana “Go F*ck Yourself” Over Abortion
2.10.26
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ this is the kind of in-your-face language that we need. Especially in a moment when abortion rights have been unceremoniously dropped from mainstream media coverage. Let’s get press, cause fuss, flip birds. So long as politicians have action behind those words”
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open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...
Will Stephen Miller Cost Republicans the House and Senate?
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Why Stephen Miller Will Cost Republicans the Midterms
The cruelty, chaos, and incompetence of Miller's mass deportation dreams have mortally wounded Trump's political standing
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Will Stephen Miller Cost Republicans the House and Senate?
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open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
“Women have been leading the opposition to Trump’s presidency, playing key roles in resistance efforts and forming groups to counter the administration’s policies on immigration and more. “
The Original ‘Wine Moms’ Are in Ohio. They’re Mobilizing To Support Haitians in Springfield.
Katie Paris opened a “Unite for Springfield” Zoom gathering of more than 4,000 people earlier this week by asking participants to share one thing in the chat that was giving them hope. “Times are heav...
portside.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
“Women have been leading the opposition to Trump’s presidency, playing key roles in resistance efforts and forming groups to counter the administration’s policies on immigration and more. “
Hurting Children is the Point: The Right Wing Authoritarian Mindset
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Hurting Children is the Point: The Right Wing Authoritarian Mindset
The motivation that hides in plain sight is the key to understanding what's happening
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Hurting Children is the Point: The Right Wing Authoritarian Mindset
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open.substack.com/pub/jaredyat...
"Breaking the Silencing Machine"
Breaking the Silencing Machine
In many ways this society has moved toward a democracy of voices, as people who for their race or gender were shut out of systems of power and possibility – out of jury duty, professions, institutions...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
"Breaking the Silencing Machine"
ICE violence against women and children is escalating. How do we stop it? Demand that Congress stop funding ICE and create a path to citizenship for all immigrants. When millions of people live without legal status, it creates the perfect conditions for abuse and violence. app.sosha.ai/s/0NPqkJUf
No ICE funding. A path to citizenship for all immigrants.
app.sosha.ai
February 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
ICE violence against women and children is escalating. How do we stop it? Demand that Congress stop funding ICE and create a path to citizenship for all immigrants. When millions of people live without legal status, it creates the perfect conditions for abuse and violence. app.sosha.ai/s/0NPqkJUf