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A big lie (German: große Lüge) is a propagandatechnique. The expression was coined by Adolf Hitler, when he dictated his 1925 book Mein Kampf, about the use of a lie so "colossal" that no one would believe that someone "could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously"
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The headline should be "Lutnick Brings Children To Meet Convicted Child Sex Trafficker"
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The headline should be "Lutnick Brings Children To Meet Convicted Child Sex Trafficker"
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“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety. What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of.”
– ICE List Founder
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– ICE List Founder
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February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety. What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of.”
– ICE List Founder
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– ICE List Founder
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Call it what it really is: a concentration camp.
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Call it what it really is: a concentration camp.
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We strongly oppose DHS's plan to turn a warehouse near Hagerstown into a 1,500-person ICE detention center.
Today, I joined Senator Van Hollen and Senator Alsobrooks in pressing the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for answers.
Today, I joined Senator Van Hollen and Senator Alsobrooks in pressing the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for answers.
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We strongly oppose DHS's plan to turn a warehouse near Hagerstown into a 1,500-person ICE detention center.
Today, I joined Senator Van Hollen and Senator Alsobrooks in pressing the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for answers.
Today, I joined Senator Van Hollen and Senator Alsobrooks in pressing the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for answers.
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The joke can't be that Johnson doesn't know anything. The joke is that he knows everything and lies constantly.
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The joke can't be that Johnson doesn't know anything. The joke is that he knows everything and lies constantly.
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next: the Authoritarian Stack
#techbros aren't good for this or any other country
#techbros aren't good for this or any other country
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack
IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms.
🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/CtKyAIT
IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms.
🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/CtKyAIT
February 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next: the Authoritarian Stack
#techbros aren't good for this or any other country
#techbros aren't good for this or any other country
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Super Bowl LX is more than beer, wings, and commercials. New OpenSecrets reporting shows how major companies and industries tied to the game are also among the biggest spenders on lobbying and campaign contributions.
🔗 Read our analysis. www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/02...
🔗 Read our analysis. www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/02...
Beer, wings and ballots: The Super Bowl LX political playbook - OpenSecrets News
Businesses and industries with ties to Super Bowl LX spent millions on lobbying and political contributions over the past few years.
www.opensecrets.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Super Bowl LX is more than beer, wings, and commercials. New OpenSecrets reporting shows how major companies and industries tied to the game are also among the biggest spenders on lobbying and campaign contributions.
🔗 Read our analysis. www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/02...
🔗 Read our analysis. www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/02...
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If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM
If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
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"The less funding for ICE and Border Patrol, the better," Bill Kristol tells Tim Miller. "I think that's really where the power is... I'm fine with restrictions, but the restrictions are really less important than the funding."
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"The less funding for ICE and Border Patrol, the better," Bill Kristol tells Tim Miller. "I think that's really where the power is... I'm fine with restrictions, but the restrictions are really less important than the funding."
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> ... The expansion of the detention system relies on silence and the assumption that regular people aren’t paying attention. By digging into these records, you are proving them wrong ...
Great resource! 😉👍
Great resource! 😉👍
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 AM
> ... The expansion of the detention system relies on silence and the assumption that regular people aren’t paying attention. By digging into these records, you are proving them wrong ...
Great resource! 😉👍
Great resource! 😉👍
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We are a small team of normal people with day jobs and families and cats (and a few dogs!).
We are just like you. We were called to serve our communities and answered that call. You can, too.
You are not alone — so act together. Community action will save the day.
We are just like you. We were called to serve our communities and answered that call. You can, too.
You are not alone — so act together. Community action will save the day.
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 AM
We are a small team of normal people with day jobs and families and cats (and a few dogs!).
We are just like you. We were called to serve our communities and answered that call. You can, too.
You are not alone — so act together. Community action will save the day.
We are just like you. We were called to serve our communities and answered that call. You can, too.
You are not alone — so act together. Community action will save the day.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:28 AM
To bring transparency to #ICE’s massive detention expansion, they developed the #warehousetracker. This tool provides a central hub for tracking specific properties under federal consideration, providing insights into address information, ownership, detailed building specifications, etc.
#WhatCanIDo
#WhatCanIDo
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
To bring transparency to #ICE’s massive detention expansion, they developed the #warehousetracker. This tool provides a central hub for tracking specific properties under federal consideration, providing insights into address information, ownership, detailed building specifications, etc.
#WhatCanIDo
#WhatCanIDo
This needs to be on the front of our minds.
Eichmann was head of emigration of Jews, which the Nazis encouraged through violence and economic pressure. At the Wannsee Conference Eichmann and his staff became responsible for Jewish deportations to extermination camps, where the victims were gassed.
Eichmann was head of emigration of Jews, which the Nazis encouraged through violence and economic pressure. At the Wannsee Conference Eichmann and his staff became responsible for Jewish deportations to extermination camps, where the victims were gassed.
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM
This needs to be on the front of our minds.
Eichmann was head of emigration of Jews, which the Nazis encouraged through violence and economic pressure. At the Wannsee Conference Eichmann and his staff became responsible for Jewish deportations to extermination camps, where the victims were gassed.
Eichmann was head of emigration of Jews, which the Nazis encouraged through violence and economic pressure. At the Wannsee Conference Eichmann and his staff became responsible for Jewish deportations to extermination camps, where the victims were gassed.
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We are still living in HELL...what don't people understand about that. We are an occupied city under siege. Normal life doesn't exist here. #ICEOUT
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The Great Wrecking of Minnesota is underway
The Great Wrecking of Minnesota is underway
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February 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
We are still living in HELL...what don't people understand about that. We are an occupied city under siege. Normal life doesn't exist here. #ICEOUT
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Tom Homan’s PR “drawdown” doesn’t change the reality on the ground—over 2,000 federal agents still flooding Minneapolis after shootings, mass arrests, and legal observers targeted. Swapping out Bovino was optics; the crackdown never stopped.
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Tom Homan’s PR “drawdown” doesn’t change the reality on the ground—over 2,000 federal agents still flooding Minneapolis after shootings, mass arrests, and legal observers targeted. Swapping out Bovino was optics; the crackdown never stopped.
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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It's legitimately hard to see through the bullshit sometimes. That's why I usually start with the money. If corporations, AIPAC, and tech bros fund you, there's a high percentage likelihood you suck regardless of what you promise.
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It's legitimately hard to see through the bullshit sometimes. That's why I usually start with the money. If corporations, AIPAC, and tech bros fund you, there's a high percentage likelihood you suck regardless of what you promise.
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The conservative former Dem member of congress who led the Dem's House election effort in 2020 when we lost 13 seats has some new funder-friendly ideas about how to win.
Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The conservative former Dem member of congress who led the Dem's House election effort in 2020 when we lost 13 seats has some new funder-friendly ideas about how to win.
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These are the kinds of cases Tom Homan means when he says they’re prioritizing targeting people with “criminal records”
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
These are the kinds of cases Tom Homan means when he says they’re prioritizing targeting people with “criminal records”
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Everyone complicit in this moral horror needs to be prosecuted.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Everyone complicit in this moral horror needs to be prosecuted.
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You don’t need to be an activist to organize against the regime. There’s a role for everyone to play in the pro-democracy movement.
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
You don’t need to be an activist to organize against the regime. There’s a role for everyone to play in the pro-democracy movement.
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That’s Brett Ratner there on the right.
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
That’s Brett Ratner there on the right.