Sean
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
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A few years back, centrist Democrats & the Very Serious People mocked & dismissed the slogan ‘abolish ICE’.
Today’s actions are a reminder of how ICE is a rogue, lawless agency that is easily weaponized by an authoritarian administration & that it very much should be abolished.
Today’s actions are a reminder of how ICE is a rogue, lawless agency that is easily weaponized by an authoritarian administration & that it very much should be abolished.
March 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A few years back, centrist Democrats & the Very Serious People mocked & dismissed the slogan ‘abolish ICE’.
Today’s actions are a reminder of how ICE is a rogue, lawless agency that is easily weaponized by an authoritarian administration & that it very much should be abolished.
Today’s actions are a reminder of how ICE is a rogue, lawless agency that is easily weaponized by an authoritarian administration & that it very much should be abolished.
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What the *FUCK* is this, WaPo? DOGE hasn’t done one non-illegal thing yet, and among the things they did do was firing the people who “build digital tools for the government”!
Fucking press release-ass “newspaper”.
Fucking press release-ass “newspaper”.
As turmoil spills into public view, Elon Musk’s DOGE is racing to finish slashing federal bureaucracy and move on to the more constructive work of building digital tools for the government.
DOGE hunts for ‘wins’ amid tensions with Trump administration, backlash
DOGE sees an urgent need to champion “wins,” as Elon Musk’s group finishes slashing federal bureaucracy and moves to building digital tools for the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What the *FUCK* is this, WaPo? DOGE hasn’t done one non-illegal thing yet, and among the things they did do was firing the people who “build digital tools for the government”!
Fucking press release-ass “newspaper”.
Fucking press release-ass “newspaper”.
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There is no administration in modern history that has so vehemently and rapidly expressed its disdain for veterans and if Democrats were doing even a fraction of this every newspaper in the country would be calling for resignations
1. EXCLUSIVE
The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them
As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles
It is an unethical and likely illegal practice
The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them
As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles
It is an unethical and likely illegal practice
Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles
As part of the Trump administration's frenzied push to end remote work arrangements for federal government workers, the Veterans Administration (VA) is forcing therapists to provide mental health coun...
popular.info
March 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There is no administration in modern history that has so vehemently and rapidly expressed its disdain for veterans and if Democrats were doing even a fraction of this every newspaper in the country would be calling for resignations
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Look, folks, this is it. The entire ballgame. Either we're a Republic of laws & the Constitution, or we have a dictator. This is fascism, & the impeachment vote should be happening today. Every single university president in the country should be out, in front of microphones, condemning this.
Trump takes credit for Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by ICE:
March 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Look, folks, this is it. The entire ballgame. Either we're a Republic of laws & the Constitution, or we have a dictator. This is fascism, & the impeachment vote should be happening today. Every single university president in the country should be out, in front of microphones, condemning this.
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This may be the biggest free speech crisis in living memory. The president now bragging about detaining a lawful permanent resident and smearing him as 'pro Hamas', no outlining any specific crimes he is accused of or charged with. This is what a fascist takeover looks like.
Trump takes credit for Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by ICE:
March 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This may be the biggest free speech crisis in living memory. The president now bragging about detaining a lawful permanent resident and smearing him as 'pro Hamas', no outlining any specific crimes he is accused of or charged with. This is what a fascist takeover looks like.
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we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time
if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
March 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time
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The Trump administration is engaging in one of the broadest attacks on religious organizations in modern American history, and there is not a single peep from the right.
If the Biden administration had done this, it would be deemed proof of the Democrats' hostility to religion. But Trump is doing it, so his Christian allies turn against Christian ministries and gut their ability to serve the poorest of the poor. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump’s foreign aid demolition hits major Christian charities
In a closed-door meeting, U.S. officials touted their success in “zeroing out” foreign assistance, but the downsizing has clipped religious allies, too.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Trump administration is engaging in one of the broadest attacks on religious organizations in modern American history, and there is not a single peep from the right.
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news in america: you will have to drink shit in water. we are going to end education. we will deport you for having the wrong opinion
news in any other country:
news in any other country:
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
news in america: you will have to drink shit in water. we are going to end education. we will deport you for having the wrong opinion
news in any other country:
news in any other country:
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"You can't policy your way out of a right-wing propaganda problem."
Louder for the people in the back! At no point will any right-wing party be like "You know what, I think as a nation we are now cruel enough to immigrants and LGBTQ-people. Let's focus on something else for a change."
Louder for the people in the back! At no point will any right-wing party be like "You know what, I think as a nation we are now cruel enough to immigrants and LGBTQ-people. Let's focus on something else for a change."
"If we throw minorities under the bus, Republicans will stop calling us too woke" is the same logic that got us Clinton's welfare cuts and Obama's immigration crackdowns.
You can't policy your way out of a right-wing propaganda problem.
You can't policy your way out of a right-wing propaganda problem.
This rebuke of advocacy groups always claims to be a rebuke of pronouns, but in reality it's a rebuke of standing for anything. It's a total refusal to share a vision of a prosperous future for ordinary people. It's an abdication of responsibility. And it's why they want advocates to shut up.
March 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"You can't policy your way out of a right-wing propaganda problem."
Louder for the people in the back! At no point will any right-wing party be like "You know what, I think as a nation we are now cruel enough to immigrants and LGBTQ-people. Let's focus on something else for a change."
Louder for the people in the back! At no point will any right-wing party be like "You know what, I think as a nation we are now cruel enough to immigrants and LGBTQ-people. Let's focus on something else for a change."
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I wrote about the "woolly mouse"
defector.com/do-not-be-ba...
defector.com/do-not-be-ba...
Do Not Be Bamboozled By The New Fluffy Mouse | Defector
As I see it, there are a few unofficial laws of science journalism when it comes to covering new research. The first and most obvious is that outlets are more likely to cover a press release if it is ...
defector.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I wrote about the "woolly mouse"
defector.com/do-not-be-ba...
defector.com/do-not-be-ba...
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Everything in this administration is based on letting Elon musk and other oligarchs steal from you
The Senate has voted to strip the CFPB of its authority to monitor digital payment offerings.
This development comes as Elon Musk hopes to make Twitter a hub of digital payments.
The resolution still requires House approval and Trump's signature.
www.theverge.com/news/624904/...
This development comes as Elon Musk hopes to make Twitter a hub of digital payments.
The resolution still requires House approval and Trump's signature.
www.theverge.com/news/624904/...
Senate votes to strip the CFPB of its power to regulate X
Democrats are demanding oversight of Elon Musk’s financial conflicts.
www.theverge.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Everything in this administration is based on letting Elon musk and other oligarchs steal from you
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being alive right now is so stupid
March 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
being alive right now is so stupid
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i don't know if i've ever felt more hopeless than watching an elderly black man get dragged out of the room for calling out fascism while dozens of white people sat silently with their lollipop signs and watched and did nothing
March 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
i don't know if i've ever felt more hopeless than watching an elderly black man get dragged out of the room for calling out fascism while dozens of white people sat silently with their lollipop signs and watched and did nothing
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Every time I say it people push back but-
Republican voters vote that way because they believe things that aren’t true. They are not responding to real problems and cannot be reached by nuanced critique
Republican voters vote that way because they believe things that aren’t true. They are not responding to real problems and cannot be reached by nuanced critique
Instructive to understand what made MAGA:
"Americans think that foreign aid gobbles up a massive 25% of the federal budget, polls say. The real figure is closer to 1% ($68bn in 2023, not counting most aid to Ukraine). That’s a very modest 0.25% of GDP"
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
"Americans think that foreign aid gobbles up a massive 25% of the federal budget, polls say. The real figure is closer to 1% ($68bn in 2023, not counting most aid to Ukraine). That’s a very modest 0.25% of GDP"
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
By cutting off assistance to foreigners, America hurts itself
Donald Trump’s chaotic aid freeze makes his country weaker
www.economist.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Every time I say it people push back but-
Republican voters vote that way because they believe things that aren’t true. They are not responding to real problems and cannot be reached by nuanced critique
Republican voters vote that way because they believe things that aren’t true. They are not responding to real problems and cannot be reached by nuanced critique
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elon musk is the shadow president and making up what he deems legal. he genuinely wants it to be a crime to know who is working for him
February 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
elon musk is the shadow president and making up what he deems legal. he genuinely wants it to be a crime to know who is working for him
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A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
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I wrote about the biggest paradox of 21st century governance: that the democratization of information production is killing democracy. Trump’s America is the canary in the coal mine for how badly things can break when voters inhabit different realities from a steady diet of informational sludge.
The Democratization of Information Production is Killing Democracy
The way we receive information about our world is unlike any previous generations of humanity. Paradoxically, it's destroying democracy—and Trump's America is the main canary in the coal mine.
www.forkingpaths.co
January 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I wrote about the biggest paradox of 21st century governance: that the democratization of information production is killing democracy. Trump’s America is the canary in the coal mine for how badly things can break when voters inhabit different realities from a steady diet of informational sludge.
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A brutal and spot-on plea to corporate media from @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A brutal and spot-on plea to corporate media from @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
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DEI is a corporate term, CRT is a legal framework, Black Lives Matter was a political slogan, Staying woke was a colloquialism. It’s not individual terms at fault here, people aren’t being confused into racism.
January 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
DEI is a corporate term, CRT is a legal framework, Black Lives Matter was a political slogan, Staying woke was a colloquialism. It’s not individual terms at fault here, people aren’t being confused into racism.
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They lie because they can. It's mainly a sign of contempt.
Who's going to hold him in contempt of Congress?
Who's going to vote not to confirm him?
It's blatant corruption, right in your face, because fuck you. You can't stop them and they want you to know it.
Who's going to hold him in contempt of Congress?
Who's going to vote not to confirm him?
It's blatant corruption, right in your face, because fuck you. You can't stop them and they want you to know it.
After claiming he doesn't know who Laura Loomer is and merely took a photo with her at a book event, Kash Patel is asked if he's familiar with Stew Peters, an antisemitic podcast host.
Patel: "Not off the top of my head."
Durbin: "You made eight separate appearances on his podcast..."
Patel: "Not off the top of my head."
Durbin: "You made eight separate appearances on his podcast..."
January 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
They lie because they can. It's mainly a sign of contempt.
Who's going to hold him in contempt of Congress?
Who's going to vote not to confirm him?
It's blatant corruption, right in your face, because fuck you. You can't stop them and they want you to know it.
Who's going to hold him in contempt of Congress?
Who's going to vote not to confirm him?
It's blatant corruption, right in your face, because fuck you. You can't stop them and they want you to know it.
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A classic materialist reading here is that 2020 gave American tech executives their first real taste of worker militancy, and it scared them so much that they decided they needed to move into the political sphere to crush it.
January 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A classic materialist reading here is that 2020 gave American tech executives their first real taste of worker militancy, and it scared them so much that they decided they needed to move into the political sphere to crush it.
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even when republicans lose the press treat them like they represent america’s real majority so it is no surprise that they would talk about a narrow victory like it’s 1964 and democrats just got goldwatered
Donald Trump won less than 50% of the popular vote (49.8%) and won barely by a margin on 1.5% (Harris won 48.3%) - it was the fourth smallest winning margin since 1960.
Yet here is @politico.com's "West Wing Playbook" just casually mentioning he "won in dominant fashion.
Effing shameless.
Yet here is @politico.com's "West Wing Playbook" just casually mentioning he "won in dominant fashion.
Effing shameless.
January 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
even when republicans lose the press treat them like they represent america’s real majority so it is no surprise that they would talk about a narrow victory like it’s 1964 and democrats just got goldwatered