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with a special guest appearance from @bencollins.bsky.social, ceo of the world's biggest comedy newspaper, saying the most serious stuff in the whole piece

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"It's really hard, because [ICE has] everything,” he added. “They have all the weapons, they have all the power, and they seem to literally get off on it. And there's a reason they target her over and over again." But this is precisely why Abughazaleh decided to run in the first place – and why Collins, who was in a legal battle with Alex Jones over The Onion’s attempt to buy Infowars at the time, did nothing to stand in her way. "When we saw there was no one in government standing up for everyone we knew and loved [in the months following the presidential election], Kat was like 'I think I should do it,'” Collins said. “I think a person with as much on his plate [as me] – I was actively in a legal fight with the world's most insane person [Alex Jones] – would typically say 'Alright, yeah, maybe in a couple years or something.' But she's uniquely equipped to deal with these people. I think you see it out there: Everyone is following her lead. All these other candidates went to Broadview because of her. She helped amplify what is a clear human rights injustice going on there, both inside and outside that facility. ... So in those few months after [the presidential election] where no one was stepping up, when she told me she wanted to run, I was like 'OK, let's fucking do it.'"
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM