@krissonzo.bsky.social
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It's hard to still be shocked after all this time, and yet I am shocked.
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 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
It's hard to still be shocked after all this time, and yet I am shocked.
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The Atlantic continues to cover itself in glory. This guy is treated as an elder statesman for a career that peaked with—drumroll—being one of the earliest and loudest proponents for invading Iraq after 9/11. I suppose it's good he's now a fan of white nationalism, that means it too will fail.
February 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The Atlantic continues to cover itself in glory. This guy is treated as an elder statesman for a career that peaked with—drumroll—being one of the earliest and loudest proponents for invading Iraq after 9/11. I suppose it's good he's now a fan of white nationalism, that means it too will fail.
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I think this is paywalled but you can get the gist www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
Georgia Army veteran deported by ICE after 50 years in U.S.
Godfrey Wade was arrested by immigration authorities following a traffic stop and was deported because of minor criminal violations from 20 years ago.
www.ajc.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I think this is paywalled but you can get the gist www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
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gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
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Here’s a story about him with no paywall: www.military.com/daily-news/h...
Army Veteran Deported Despite Pending Appeal: 'He Served This Country'
“He served. He did what he was supposed to do. And now he’s not even here.”
www.military.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Here’s a story about him with no paywall: www.military.com/daily-news/h...
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AG Bondi claims the administration has released everything—but a new analysis suggests it's only 2%. trib.al/vjXcnXW
Investigators seized massive amounds of data from Epstein’s properties in Palm Beach, NYC, and of course, “pedophile island”—also known as Howard Lutnick’s favorite vacation spot.
Investigators seized massive amounds of data from Epstein’s properties in Palm Beach, NYC, and of course, “pedophile island”—also known as Howard Lutnick’s favorite vacation spot.
February 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
AG Bondi claims the administration has released everything—but a new analysis suggests it's only 2%. trib.al/vjXcnXW
Investigators seized massive amounds of data from Epstein’s properties in Palm Beach, NYC, and of course, “pedophile island”—also known as Howard Lutnick’s favorite vacation spot.
Investigators seized massive amounds of data from Epstein’s properties in Palm Beach, NYC, and of course, “pedophile island”—also known as Howard Lutnick’s favorite vacation spot.
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The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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UTAH - Wasatch County Republican Party Chair David Johnson arrested for allegedly “waterboarding” a teen girl for not cleaning her room.
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
UTAH - Wasatch County Republican Party Chair David Johnson arrested for allegedly “waterboarding” a teen girl for not cleaning her room.
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
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Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre: “I was trafficked to a lot of types of different men — billionaires, royalty… he used me as a form of blackmail so these people would owe him favors.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre: “I was trafficked to a lot of types of different men — billionaires, royalty… he used me as a form of blackmail so these people would owe him favors.”
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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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Death camps.
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Death camps.
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Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
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Polling these last two weeks is very clear that Trump has not only lost the argument about ICE, he's also lost it on mass deportation. Country wants him to focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. From new Yahoo/YouGov:
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Polling these last two weeks is very clear that Trump has not only lost the argument about ICE, he's also lost it on mass deportation. Country wants him to focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. From new Yahoo/YouGov:
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
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Donald Trump has produced the lowest GDP growth of any President in the last 80 years.
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Donald Trump has produced the lowest GDP growth of any President in the last 80 years.
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Kristi Noem's DHS searches totalitarian states around the globe for ideas. 'In a Feb 11 social media post, the Department of Homeland Security listed oppressive regimes like Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE agents.' www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
DHS Cites Cuba And Venezuela As Law Enforcement Models For ICE
In a social media post, DHS listed Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE.
www.forbes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Kristi Noem's DHS searches totalitarian states around the globe for ideas. 'In a Feb 11 social media post, the Department of Homeland Security listed oppressive regimes like Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE agents.' www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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It really is amazing how much of political punditry, *especially* elite outfits in NYC and Washington, still embrace this bizarre idea that rural spaces represent the "Real America" while metropolitan areas, where most (presumably real) Americans actually live, should be held in contempt.
Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats
“The first thing I thought was, ‘What is she talking about?’” said Bryan Fish, the vice mayor of Culver City, whom everyone calls Bubba but doesn’t look like someone whom everyone calls Bubba. “The only crime here,” he added, “is like the $18 strawberry at Erewhon.”
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
February 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It really is amazing how much of political punditry, *especially* elite outfits in NYC and Washington, still embrace this bizarre idea that rural spaces represent the "Real America" while metropolitan areas, where most (presumably real) Americans actually live, should be held in contempt.
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i hadn't known that pepperdine was woke
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
i hadn't known that pepperdine was woke
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"To some cops and the unions that represent them, the federal invasions of American cities are a chance to undercut the already fraying democratic constraints on police power."
Stuart Schrader on this question for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Stuart Schrader on this question for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Authoritarianism from Below | Stuart Schrader
As National Guard troops and federal officers swarmed Washington, D.C., in August, sent by President Donald Trump to confront what he declared a “crime
www.nybooks.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"To some cops and the unions that represent them, the federal invasions of American cities are a chance to undercut the already fraying democratic constraints on police power."
Stuart Schrader on this question for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Stuart Schrader on this question for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
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Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
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We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Donald Trump's emulation of Vladmir Putin.
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Donald Trump's emulation of Vladmir Putin.
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Rep Prez Eisenhower understood this. Rep Prez Teddy Roosevelt understood this. Rep Prez Lincoln understood this. Why do modern day Republicans not understand this? Because modern GOP are, truly, “Republicans In Name Only.” It’s time to call them out for the RINOs they are @hcrichardson.bsky.social
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Rep Prez Eisenhower understood this. Rep Prez Teddy Roosevelt understood this. Rep Prez Lincoln understood this. Why do modern day Republicans not understand this? Because modern GOP are, truly, “Republicans In Name Only.” It’s time to call them out for the RINOs they are @hcrichardson.bsky.social