Robert Hughes Jr
@mahgrh.bsky.social
Family studies emeritus professor, University of Illinois, Champaign -Urbana Resistance Effort, born in El Paso, Texas.
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Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.
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I'd like to request an ad in the next print Onion promoting Hilton Hotels' new slogan "The Official Innkeeper for ICE!"
"Complimentary Continental Breakfast and Kidnapping"
"Complimentary Continental Breakfast and Kidnapping"
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I'd like to request an ad in the next print Onion promoting Hilton Hotels' new slogan "The Official Innkeeper for ICE!"
"Complimentary Continental Breakfast and Kidnapping"
"Complimentary Continental Breakfast and Kidnapping"
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Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
Good Justice Rally in Champaign IL. HARDY souls braved the cold. 200 vehicles and ONE bike. Proof she made it to the finish line.
January 12, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Good Justice Rally in Champaign IL. HARDY souls braved the cold. 200 vehicles and ONE bike. Proof she made it to the finish line.
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No decent person or organization should be on Xitter any more.
Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
Elon retweeting a guy known for posting pedophilic incest fantasies
January 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
No decent person or organization should be on Xitter any more.
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I keep coming back to this
After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I keep coming back to this
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It's almost impressive how aggressively stupid she is.
"You haven't seen video of the entire morning ... there's more information" -- Kristi Noem suggests there are secret videos showing that actually Renee Good had it coming
January 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
It's almost impressive how aggressively stupid she is.
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Tapper: "Is that Agent Ross's voice calling Renee Good 'a fucking bitch'?"
Noem: "I can't determine which one it is, but it could be."
Noem: "I can't determine which one it is, but it could be."
January 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Tapper: "Is that Agent Ross's voice calling Renee Good 'a fucking bitch'?"
Noem: "I can't determine which one it is, but it could be."
Noem: "I can't determine which one it is, but it could be."
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Jake Tapper sucks but he did it here man, rare Tapper W
Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters."
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Jake Tapper sucks but he did it here man, rare Tapper W
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Trump told voters he would do a lot of things. It’s time to take account of promises made, and be honest about promises broken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3oJ8rL1ugA&list=PLmHDGpDOjacoTxbrY068uPDU6lYhubjg4&index=26
Wrong
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump told voters he would do a lot of things. It’s time to take account of promises made, and be honest about promises broken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3oJ8rL1ugA&list=PLmHDGpDOjacoTxbrY068uPDU6lYhubjg4&index=26
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"Rebecca Solnit...said, you know, Donald Trump only has one power, and that's the power to make commands. But we also have only one power, which is to refuse those commands. And if we refuse those commands, Donald Trump or Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot or anyone doesn't have any power."
![RICK PERLSTEIN: So very simply, Moby-Dick is about the most profound question every person of liberal and humanitarian temperament asks every day about Donald J. Trump. How can people follow someone who is so bad for their lives, so bad for their family, is so bad for their prosperity, so bad for their moral core and their connection to their, you know, whatever is their faith or their wisdom tradition, right. And yet they enthusiastically join forces with him, right. And that is the most deep theme in Moby-Dick, which is like, why do all these -- not, why is there this crazy obsessed authoritarian dictator who wants to kill everyone named Ahab, right? Just in order to redeem his wounded narcissism, right? Just like, you know, a dictator like Adolf Hitler or Donald Trump is trying to redeem their wounded narcissism by leading people into destruction. Why do people follow Ahab? Why do people enthusiastically not mutiny and get just as excited about killing this white whale, which is, you know, literally an impossibility as he does. And it's, it's about this very profound, strange death drive that human beings have to follow charismatic, totalitarian, evil people. And, you know, there's a wonderful writer named Rebecca Solnit. She said, you know, Donald Trump only has one power, and that's the power to make commands. But we also have only one power, which is to refuse those commands. And if we refuse those commands, Donald Trump or Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot or anyone doesn't have any power. You know, so why do we follow the commands? The fact is, a lot of people do, right? And that's what he is examining in this very strange and wonderful book that sold 500 copies while he was alive. [laughs] https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/the-books-that-explained-2025-transcript-9.7029424](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ya7gfadgypyypiva5pboi6mi/bafkreicwirutqpzerxli4aendcb3p3uxeylrzcdfs6cmga22sdsccczoaa@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Rebecca Solnit...said, you know, Donald Trump only has one power, and that's the power to make commands. But we also have only one power, which is to refuse those commands. And if we refuse those commands, Donald Trump or Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot or anyone doesn't have any power."
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"Between the administration and the opposition are actual opposites of principle: among those committed to inclusion and those to exclusion; truth and lies; kindness and cruelty; the protection and destruction of systems that in turn protect the climate or public health."
As we prepare for 2026, remember we have the power to make our future | Rebecca Solnit
We enter 2026 with radical uncertainty about the fate of the US – but also with the clarity that people have the power to determine what it will be
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Between the administration and the opposition are actual opposites of principle: among those committed to inclusion and those to exclusion; truth and lies; kindness and cruelty; the protection and destruction of systems that in turn protect the climate or public health."
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Trump is at his lowest point of popularity. His sycophants and enablers are losing election after election. Some of his staunchest supporters are abandoning ship. The momentum is on our side and the regime knows it.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Trump is at his lowest point of popularity. His sycophants and enablers are losing election after election. Some of his staunchest supporters are abandoning ship. The momentum is on our side and the regime knows it.
Pitch in if you can to power the nationwide organizing we need to win the midterms.
Pitch in if you can to power the nationwide organizing we need to win the midterms.
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
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Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..
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Trump is telling lies about elections to justify steps that will intimidate Democratic voters or chill speech. These are real threats to democracy and should be understood as such. www.pbump.net/o/the-threat...
The threat to elections heats up
Over the past few days, President Trump has returned to one of his central animating issues: purported threats to the security of American elections. He has repeatedly claimed that elections at the lo...
www.pbump.net
October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump is telling lies about elections to justify steps that will intimidate Democratic voters or chill speech. These are real threats to democracy and should be understood as such. www.pbump.net/o/the-threat...
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$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
Remember it your tax money
He did the crimes, Senate and SCOTUS Republicans let him get away with them, he got reelected, Senate Republicans let him appoint his personal lawyers to run DOJ, and now he’s ordering his personal lawyers who run DOJ to give him $230 million of your money.
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Remember it your tax money
“Pity the nation oh pity the people who allow their rights to erode and their freedoms to be washed away”
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Pity the nation oh pity the people who allow their rights to erode and their freedoms to be washed away”
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Berlin
Lessons for America from across the Atlantic
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It takes a village!
Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home of Senate Leader John Thune. Don’t let anyone tell you we’re not fighting in the red states. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It takes a village!
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Gosh yes, I noticed that in myself tonight after no kings today.
October 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Gosh yes, I noticed that in myself tonight after no kings today.
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One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
Standing up from r a free press
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Standing up from r a free press
From big to small towns we were there.
Just in from two SF No Kings events (Ocean Beach and then a colossal march and rally downtown). So many good signs, so much devotion to justice, liberty, human rights, and Jesus lord the one part of the US economy that must be booming right now: INFLATABLE critter costumes.
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
From big to small towns we were there.