Phoebe
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· Oct 29
‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
Below is the link to an article about 911 calls coming from w/i ICE detention centers.
"Wired" has dropped its paywall to make information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) easily available to the public.
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
"Wired" has dropped its paywall to make information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) easily available to the public.
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
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December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
“For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
December 15, 2025
Dr. Drew Kelner has written an award-winning book, Taming Cancer (2024). Recently, Kelner & his book were “spotlighted” by Wrote A Book: wroteabook.org/author-spotl...
To order a copy, click below:
AMAZON www.amazon.com/Taming-Cance...
BARNES AND NOBLE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taming-can...
To order a copy, click below:
AMAZON www.amazon.com/Taming-Cance...
BARNES AND NOBLE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taming-can...
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Dr. Drew Kelner has written an award-winning book, Taming Cancer (2024). Recently, Kelner & his book were “spotlighted” by Wrote A Book: wroteabook.org/author-spotl...
To order a copy, click below:
AMAZON www.amazon.com/Taming-Cance...
BARNES AND NOBLE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taming-can...
To order a copy, click below:
AMAZON www.amazon.com/Taming-Cance...
BARNES AND NOBLE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taming-can...
The Sentinel editorial on November 21 speaks truth to power: "Trump’s savage call for executing Dem vets in Congress warrants impeachment." Read the editorial at sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit... There is no paywall.
EDITORIAL: Trump's savage call for executing Dem vets in Congress warrants impeachment - Sentinel Colorado
'His behavior is not only reducing the presidency to a treacherous farce, he is rapidly dragging the Republican Party down with him'
sentinelcolorado.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Sentinel editorial on November 21 speaks truth to power: "Trump’s savage call for executing Dem vets in Congress warrants impeachment." Read the editorial at sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit... There is no paywall.
If you want to see for yourself copies of the Epstein documents that were released on November 11, go to the House Oversight Committee's website at oversight.house.gov/release/over...
Oversight Committee Releases Additional Epstein Estate Documents - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
oversight.house.gov
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
If you want to see for yourself copies of the Epstein documents that were released on November 11, go to the House Oversight Committee's website at oversight.house.gov/release/over...
The Malaysian Prime Minister greets President Trump: “I was in Prison, but you almost got there” (Forward to the 1-minute, 20-second mark in the youtube video)
Americans can be oh so proud of its elected leader ... NOT!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iue...
Americans can be oh so proud of its elected leader ... NOT!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iue...
“I Was in Prison, Trump Almost Got There”: Malaysian PM Jokes with US Prez During Peace Deal Talks
YouTube video by APT
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Malaysian Prime Minister greets President Trump: “I was in Prison, but you almost got there” (Forward to the 1-minute, 20-second mark in the youtube video)
Americans can be oh so proud of its elected leader ... NOT!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iue...
Americans can be oh so proud of its elected leader ... NOT!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iue...
Below is the link to an article about 911 calls coming from w/i ICE detention centers.
"Wired" has dropped its paywall to make information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) easily available to the public.
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
"Wired" has dropped its paywall to make information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) easily available to the public.
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Below is the link to an article about 911 calls coming from w/i ICE detention centers.
"Wired" has dropped its paywall to make information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) easily available to the public.
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
"Wired" has dropped its paywall to make information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) easily available to the public.
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
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“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.
October 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.
Post a REGULATORY COMMENT in response to America First Legal Foundation's petition to Election Assistance Commission to restrict voter registrations. Post your Comment at www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA... Deadline: October 20, 11:59pm ET.
See: www.politicsplus.org/blog/2025/10...
See: www.politicsplus.org/blog/2025/10...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Post a REGULATORY COMMENT in response to America First Legal Foundation's petition to Election Assistance Commission to restrict voter registrations. Post your Comment at www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA... Deadline: October 20, 11:59pm ET.
See: www.politicsplus.org/blog/2025/10...
See: www.politicsplus.org/blog/2025/10...
YOU HAVE TO LOVE JOSH JOHNSON: ICE on the lookout for "Criminal Illegal Aliens" at the Superbowl 2026 (with "average [ticket] prices around $9,772") www.youtube.com/shorts/FowcQ...
ICE will be at the Super Bowl?
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
YOU HAVE TO LOVE JOSH JOHNSON: ICE on the lookout for "Criminal Illegal Aliens" at the Superbowl 2026 (with "average [ticket] prices around $9,772") www.youtube.com/shorts/FowcQ...
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Yep.
September 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Yep.
February 4, 1939 NYT article: "Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime." Five comedians were denounced because "'they displayed a lack of any positive attitude toward National Socialism ... caused grave annoyance ... especially to party comrades'. "
September 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
February 4, 1939 NYT article: "Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime." Five comedians were denounced because "'they displayed a lack of any positive attitude toward National Socialism ... caused grave annoyance ... especially to party comrades'. "
In case you missed this on Steve Colbert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVKC...
DISNEY'S MESSAGE TO EMPLOYEES: SHUT YOUR TRAP: JIMMY KIMMEL: DONALD TRUMP: BRENDAN CARR: STEPHEN COL
YouTube video by COMMENT ON COMMERCIALS 2
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In case you missed this on Steve Colbert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVKC...
2024 NIJ Journal on domestic terrorism: web.archive.org/web/20250912...
"Far-right attacks ... outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism ... far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists...."
"Far-right attacks ... outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism ... far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists...."
web.archive.org
September 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
2024 NIJ Journal on domestic terrorism: web.archive.org/web/20250912...
"Far-right attacks ... outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism ... far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists...."
"Far-right attacks ... outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism ... far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists...."
WHO is actually politicizing Mr. Kirk's murder?
If you have an opinion about Jimmy Kimmel Live being suspended indefinitely (see www.msn.com/en-us/tv/oth...), you can send programming feedback to ABC by filling out the online form at: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
If you have an opinion about Jimmy Kimmel Live being suspended indefinitely (see www.msn.com/en-us/tv/oth...), you can send programming feedback to ABC by filling out the online form at: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
September 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
WHO is actually politicizing Mr. Kirk's murder?
If you have an opinion about Jimmy Kimmel Live being suspended indefinitely (see www.msn.com/en-us/tv/oth...), you can send programming feedback to ABC by filling out the online form at: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
If you have an opinion about Jimmy Kimmel Live being suspended indefinitely (see www.msn.com/en-us/tv/oth...), you can send programming feedback to ABC by filling out the online form at: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
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"Kirk was not just putting on a show. He was a dedicated proponent of ... an authoritarian politics that backed the repression of opponents and made light of violence against them." @jamellebouie.net again says it precisely and with receipts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Kirk was not just putting on a show. He was a dedicated proponent of ... an authoritarian politics that backed the repression of opponents and made light of violence against them." @jamellebouie.net again says it precisely and with receipts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...
I LOVE these women: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgKJ...
Mr.Tangerine Man
YouTube video by Piedmont Raging Grannies
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I LOVE these women: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgKJ...
Reports are that protesters flooded Washington D.C. streets today, September 6, 2025: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/prot...
Protesters in D.C. flood the streets demanding an end to Trump’s military deployment
WASHINGTON — Thousands marched in Washington, D.C., Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s continued deployment of National Guard troops and the increased federal law enforcement on the streets ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Reports are that protesters flooded Washington D.C. streets today, September 6, 2025: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/prot...
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Nothing says “Nobel Peace prize” quite like the changing the name of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.”
September 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Nothing says “Nobel Peace prize” quite like the changing the name of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.”
“CONFUSE, DIVIDE and CONQUER”: Sen. Margaret Chase Smith gave a 15-minute speech in 1950. She was then the only one with the courage to speak out. Disastrously, much of what she called out is as true today as it was 75 years ago. You can read her entire speech at www.senate.gov/artandhistor...
www.senate.gov
August 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
“CONFUSE, DIVIDE and CONQUER”: Sen. Margaret Chase Smith gave a 15-minute speech in 1950. She was then the only one with the courage to speak out. Disastrously, much of what she called out is as true today as it was 75 years ago. You can read her entire speech at www.senate.gov/artandhistor...
There aren't the House votes to pass Trump's Big Bad (Reconciliation) Bill yet! Please call your Representatives today. "Vulnerable" Reps include:
Schweikert; Ciscomani; Valadao; Calvert; Evans; Miller-Meeks; Nunn; Barrett; Bacon; Keane; Lawler; McKenzie; Bresnahan; Perry; Kiggans; Van Orden
Schweikert; Ciscomani; Valadao; Calvert; Evans; Miller-Meeks; Nunn; Barrett; Bacon; Keane; Lawler; McKenzie; Bresnahan; Perry; Kiggans; Van Orden
July 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There aren't the House votes to pass Trump's Big Bad (Reconciliation) Bill yet! Please call your Representatives today. "Vulnerable" Reps include:
Schweikert; Ciscomani; Valadao; Calvert; Evans; Miller-Meeks; Nunn; Barrett; Bacon; Keane; Lawler; McKenzie; Bresnahan; Perry; Kiggans; Van Orden
Schweikert; Ciscomani; Valadao; Calvert; Evans; Miller-Meeks; Nunn; Barrett; Bacon; Keane; Lawler; McKenzie; Bresnahan; Perry; Kiggans; Van Orden
This PBS documentary about Hannah Arendt speaks to the here and now, not just the previous century and the horrors of two World Wars and of the Shoah: www.pbs.org/video/hannah...
American Masters | Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny | Season 39
Discover Hannah Arendt, one of the most fearless political writers of modern times.
www.pbs.org
June 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This PBS documentary about Hannah Arendt speaks to the here and now, not just the previous century and the horrors of two World Wars and of the Shoah: www.pbs.org/video/hannah...