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It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
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Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
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It's the guns 💯%
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It's the guns 💯%
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Again, Trump had the power to unilaterally deploy the DC National Guard on January 6th - he did not need permission from anyone. He didn’t do so.
For example, he did deploy the DC Guard as part of his fake emergency in the city this year.
For more debunking:
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
For example, he did deploy the DC Guard as part of his fake emergency in the city this year.
For more debunking:
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
October 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Again, Trump had the power to unilaterally deploy the DC National Guard on January 6th - he did not need permission from anyone. He didn’t do so.
For example, he did deploy the DC Guard as part of his fake emergency in the city this year.
For more debunking:
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
For example, he did deploy the DC Guard as part of his fake emergency in the city this year.
For more debunking:
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
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A Senate candidate with a plan.
There was a mass shooting in South Carolina last night and all we get from the GOP is thoughts and prayers.
Here’s my plan.
Here’s my plan.
October 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A Senate candidate with a plan.
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🚨LIVE FROM TEXAS
It’s day 5 of a hearing on whether to block the Texas GOP’s new congressional map, which could give the party an edge in the midterms. Democracy Docket’s Jen Rice is one of the few reporters still on the ground, and the hand behind the whole scheme takes the stand this week👇
It’s day 5 of a hearing on whether to block the Texas GOP’s new congressional map, which could give the party an edge in the midterms. Democracy Docket’s Jen Rice is one of the few reporters still on the ground, and the hand behind the whole scheme takes the stand this week👇
October 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🚨LIVE FROM TEXAS
It’s day 5 of a hearing on whether to block the Texas GOP’s new congressional map, which could give the party an edge in the midterms. Democracy Docket’s Jen Rice is one of the few reporters still on the ground, and the hand behind the whole scheme takes the stand this week👇
It’s day 5 of a hearing on whether to block the Texas GOP’s new congressional map, which could give the party an edge in the midterms. Democracy Docket’s Jen Rice is one of the few reporters still on the ground, and the hand behind the whole scheme takes the stand this week👇
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Democracy Docket has a reporter in the courtroom covering the Texas redistricting hearing every single day. Meanwhile, the big legacy media is nowhere to be found.
At stake are 5 congressional seats. If this matters more than both sides journalism, become a DD subscriber today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
At stake are 5 congressional seats. If this matters more than both sides journalism, become a DD subscriber today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
October 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Democracy Docket has a reporter in the courtroom covering the Texas redistricting hearing every single day. Meanwhile, the big legacy media is nowhere to be found.
At stake are 5 congressional seats. If this matters more than both sides journalism, become a DD subscriber today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
At stake are 5 congressional seats. If this matters more than both sides journalism, become a DD subscriber today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.
www.reuters.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
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Agreed. This ought to be examined immediately.
This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...
Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'
President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."
www.kgw.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Agreed. This ought to be examined immediately.
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My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
September 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
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the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
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ICYMI, a “Department of Justice review found that Alex Acosta, President Donald Trump’s former Labor secretary, exercised poor judgment when, as a US attorney in Florida, he gave sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein a non-prosecution agreement.” 11/12/20 www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/p...
DOJ review finds Alex Acosta used ‘poor judgment’ in Jeffrey Epstein deal | CNN Politics
A Department of Justice review found that Alex Acosta, President Donald Trump’s former Labor secretary, exercised poor judgment when, as a US attorney in Florida, he gave sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstei...
www.cnn.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
ICYMI, a “Department of Justice review found that Alex Acosta, President Donald Trump’s former Labor secretary, exercised poor judgment when, as a US attorney in Florida, he gave sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein a non-prosecution agreement.” 11/12/20 www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/p...
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Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
July 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
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this shouldn't just prompt a resignation, it's almost like negligent homicide if any of those people died
July 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
this shouldn't just prompt a resignation, it's almost like negligent homicide if any of those people died
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“Superman is too woke!”
Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
July 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Superman is too woke!”
Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
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next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear...
www.404media.co
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
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History is repeating, only worse.
![“You want to know what this [war on drugs] was really all about? The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying?
We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news.
Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yhwyp5hu4xna5vvz5b6ahtya/bafkreidhwmc45clgwdqwiwpskesg66k6yzufwt2dtn5mbdvqnjd2omcmjm@jpeg)
June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
History is repeating, only worse.
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Must be a truly terrific bill if Republicans' response to basic questions about its costs is "la la la I can't hear you"
(via @bbkogan.bsky.social)
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June 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Must be a truly terrific bill if Republicans' response to basic questions about its costs is "la la la I can't hear you"
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Not sure who is behind this video (could just be dude on camera) but it is extremely effective and this kind of thing will first make the rounds on social but then show up, or be imitated in, election-season ads.
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Not sure who is behind this video (could just be dude on camera) but it is extremely effective and this kind of thing will first make the rounds on social but then show up, or be imitated in, election-season ads.
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what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.
June 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.
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Two mass media BLACKOUTS are quite telling:
The vast death undercount in Gaza—now about 500,000 Palestinians killed by the genocidal Netanyahu—is still reported at about 55,000, the figure used by the Hamas Ministry of Health.
The vast death undercount in Gaza—now about 500,000 Palestinians killed by the genocidal Netanyahu—is still reported at about 55,000, the figure used by the Hamas Ministry of Health.
June 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Two mass media BLACKOUTS are quite telling:
The vast death undercount in Gaza—now about 500,000 Palestinians killed by the genocidal Netanyahu—is still reported at about 55,000, the figure used by the Hamas Ministry of Health.
The vast death undercount in Gaza—now about 500,000 Palestinians killed by the genocidal Netanyahu—is still reported at about 55,000, the figure used by the Hamas Ministry of Health.
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So “pro-life.”
June 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So “pro-life.”