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A 9-year old girl traveled to Florida for a vacation at Disney.
Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.
Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.
Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM
A 9-year old girl traveled to Florida for a vacation at Disney.
Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.
Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.
Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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Nonviolent Climate Activist Group Says It’s Been Targeted by FBI ‘Terrorism’ Task Force
This is an escalation against the climate movement as a whole, and the next phase as this administration broadens its efforts to criminalize dissent ..
www.commondreams.org/news/nonviol...
This is an escalation against the climate movement as a whole, and the next phase as this administration broadens its efforts to criminalize dissent ..
www.commondreams.org/news/nonviol...
Nonviolent Climate Activist Group Says It's Been Targeted by FBI 'Terrorism' Task Force | Common Dreams
"This is an escalation against the climate movement as a whole, and the next phase of this administration's crackdown on dissent," said Extinction Rebellion.
www.commondreams.org
February 19, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Nonviolent Climate Activist Group Says It’s Been Targeted by FBI ‘Terrorism’ Task Force
This is an escalation against the climate movement as a whole, and the next phase as this administration broadens its efforts to criminalize dissent ..
www.commondreams.org/news/nonviol...
This is an escalation against the climate movement as a whole, and the next phase as this administration broadens its efforts to criminalize dissent ..
www.commondreams.org/news/nonviol...
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you can't work with Republicans. you can't compromise with them either. you either win or they do.
Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation, claims that evidence suggests a correlation between undergoing Trans Medical Care and acts of violence.
He states Heritage's public policy solution is to ban it for all ages and they're willing to work towards this goal on an incremental basis.
He states Heritage's public policy solution is to ban it for all ages and they're willing to work towards this goal on an incremental basis.
February 19, 2026 at 4:28 AM
you can't work with Republicans. you can't compromise with them either. you either win or they do.
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once again, we need to get off US tech and platforms as quickly as possible — and governments need to seriously fund the development of alternatives
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 19, 2026 at 1:55 AM
once again, we need to get off US tech and platforms as quickly as possible — and governments need to seriously fund the development of alternatives
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Also they use kids and grandchildren as bait www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
February 19, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Also they use kids and grandchildren as bait www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/us-military-boats-strikes
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/us-military-boats-strikes
US says 11 people killed in latest strikes on alleged drug boats
Three boats targeted in eastern Pacific and Caribbean as Trump continues pursuit of alleged ‘narco-terrorists’
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/us-military-boats-strikes
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/us-military-boats-strikes
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ICE is crushing Minneapolis economy. On the pod, Mayor Jacob Frey tallies up damage:
$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity
"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity
"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
Minneapolis Mayor’s Emotional Message to Trump: You Failed to Break Us
In an interview, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says ICE’s attack came from the top—and shares new details about how badly it damaged his city, while explaining how the people there are emerging utterly...
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
ICE is crushing Minneapolis economy. On the pod, Mayor Jacob Frey tallies up damage:
$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity
"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity
"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
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The President is lying to the public:
1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.
youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI
1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.
youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI
The President is Lying to the Public
YouTube video by Governor Wes Moore
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The President is lying to the public:
1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.
youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI
1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.
youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI
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NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website
Key NIH research institute told to remove references to 'pandemic preparedness'
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website, a Nature investigation finds
www.scientificamerican.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website
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Mind blowing few paragraphs
How is this even possible? Rep. Haley Stevens, who is running for #MISen, "seemed generally impressed with the staff" at an ICE detention facility, per the @michiganadvance.com.
At the same event, Rep. Hillary Scholten spoke of a man "being kept in a freezing room where he couldn’t feel his toes."
At the same event, Rep. Hillary Scholten spoke of a man "being kept in a freezing room where he couldn’t feel his toes."
February 18, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Mind blowing few paragraphs
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Some red states have agreed to hand over their voter rolls to Pam Bondi's DOJ *and* let the DOJ identify specific individuals that should be removed from the voter rolls, the Alaska Beacon reports as this is the case in Alaska: alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/13/a...
Federal government may seek removal of individual Alaskans from state voter rolls | Alaska Beacon
A memo signed by the head of the Division of Elections in December, says the state must clean its voter roll of people identified by the DOJ.
alaskabeacon.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Some red states have agreed to hand over their voter rolls to Pam Bondi's DOJ *and* let the DOJ identify specific individuals that should be removed from the voter rolls, the Alaska Beacon reports as this is the case in Alaska: alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/13/a...
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🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
ICE Expands Watchlist Effort
Meanwhile, homeland's spokesperson is resigning
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
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Two decades ago, George Allen used a Portuguese slur in an impromptu comment on the campaign trail and it ended his career.
Now, a sitting congressman can embrace prominent white nationalist slogans in their official ads and the corporate media just yawns about it.
Now, a sitting congressman can embrace prominent white nationalist slogans in their official ads and the corporate media just yawns about it.
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Two decades ago, George Allen used a Portuguese slur in an impromptu comment on the campaign trail and it ended his career.
Now, a sitting congressman can embrace prominent white nationalist slogans in their official ads and the corporate media just yawns about it.
Now, a sitting congressman can embrace prominent white nationalist slogans in their official ads and the corporate media just yawns about it.
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Funny how that works, huh? (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social)
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Funny how that works, huh? (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social)
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
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Susan Collins says she's in favor of the SAVE Act, which is the Trump push to overhaul how elections are administered. wgme.com/news/local/c...
The bill would impose voter ID requirements... which Mainers literally just rejected in a referendum in November. boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
The bill would impose voter ID requirements... which Mainers literally just rejected in a referendum in November. boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
February 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Susan Collins says she's in favor of the SAVE Act, which is the Trump push to overhaul how elections are administered. wgme.com/news/local/c...
The bill would impose voter ID requirements... which Mainers literally just rejected in a referendum in November. boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
The bill would impose voter ID requirements... which Mainers literally just rejected in a referendum in November. boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
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People in Minneapolis saying "nothing's changed" last week shows how much DHS wants to find a sweet spot of demoralization without provocation and how they're unwittingly showcasing all the injustices we used to be used to.
After the Murder Circus Leaves Town
The media is wired to chase the Trump administration’s bouncing ball of outrage. But the old outrages remain, newly invisible and demanding our attention.
www.truthdig.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
People in Minneapolis saying "nothing's changed" last week shows how much DHS wants to find a sweet spot of demoralization without provocation and how they're unwittingly showcasing all the injustices we used to be used to.
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His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
it's even worse than first reported
the fucking guy caused an inflight disruption so bad the pilot had to leave the command deck then he was like I RELIEVE U OF DUTY
absolute toddler baby shit brained government at the highest levels
the fucking guy caused an inflight disruption so bad the pilot had to leave the command deck then he was like I RELIEVE U OF DUTY
absolute toddler baby shit brained government at the highest levels
New details emerge about in-flight blow-up between Corey Lewandowski and pilot
Additional details have emerged about a mid-flight showdown between Homeland Security advisor Corey Lewandowski that led to a Coast Guard pilot's firing — and immediate reinstatement.DHS Secretary Kri...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
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All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
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medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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“DHS is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose ICE by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“DHS is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose ICE by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Everyone involved in this is going to spend years in prison before a one-way trip to Hell
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Everyone involved in this is going to spend years in prison before a one-way trip to Hell