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If your “representatives“ are refusing to represent you, do not vote for them.
December 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
If your “representatives“ are refusing to represent you, do not vote for them.
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Research shows inhuman conditions at Alligator Alcatraz: overflowing toilets with fecal matter seeping into where people sleep, limited access to showers, exposure to insects, lights on 24 hours, poor quality food and water, and lack of privacy, including cameras above toilets.
New Findings Reveal Human Rights Violations at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome Detention Centers
These findings confirm a deliberate system built to punish, dehumanize, and hide the suffering of people in detention.
www.amnestyusa.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Research shows inhuman conditions at Alligator Alcatraz: overflowing toilets with fecal matter seeping into where people sleep, limited access to showers, exposure to insects, lights on 24 hours, poor quality food and water, and lack of privacy, including cameras above toilets.
Pips: Quantum physics edition
December 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Pips: Quantum physics edition
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes
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Drug trafficking is not a capital crime; it doesn’t carry a death sentence. I genuinely cannot think of anything under U.S. law that would permit premeditated government assassination of people suspected of drug trafficking.
Here's the video Trump just posted to Truth Social, with the claim that 11 people aboard the boat were killed.
There is zero evidence of self-defense here. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea.
Even if they had drugs aboard, that's not a capital offense.
There is zero evidence of self-defense here. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea.
Even if they had drugs aboard, that's not a capital offense.
September 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Drug trafficking is not a capital crime; it doesn’t carry a death sentence. I genuinely cannot think of anything under U.S. law that would permit premeditated government assassination of people suspected of drug trafficking.
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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“The judge gave both branches of the government 60 days to move out existing detainees and begin to remove fencing, lighting, power generators and other materials. The order also prohibits any new construction at the site.” (🎁 link)
Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
“The judge gave both branches of the government 60 days to move out existing detainees and begin to remove fencing, lighting, power generators and other materials. The order also prohibits any new construction at the site.” (🎁 link)
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As has been made clear before, the claim that everyone at Alligator Alcatraz has final orders of removals is just a straight up lie, point blank.
Edgar, a #DACA recipient who was unjustly imprisoned at the Everglades detention camp, tried to tell mass deportation agents that he has active protections.
"They (ICE) said DACA was canceled [my note: not true], that I would stand no chance in stay in the country.”
www.cbsnews.com/news/alligat...
"They (ICE) said DACA was canceled [my note: not true], that I would stand no chance in stay in the country.”
www.cbsnews.com/news/alligat...
Some "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees are DACA recipients and have no criminal history, despite Trump's "worst of the worst" claims
Some "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees are among the more than half a million recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA.
www.cbsnews.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
As has been made clear before, the claim that everyone at Alligator Alcatraz has final orders of removals is just a straight up lie, point blank.
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Florida has begun awarding no-bid contracts to open up another immigration detention camp in the northern part of the state.
Florida begins awarding contracts for second immigrant detention center
Florida has begun the early stages of building a second immigrant detention center to join Alligator Alcatraz.
www.sun-sentinel.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Florida has begun awarding no-bid contracts to open up another immigration detention camp in the northern part of the state.
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As we have said for weeks, the state of Florida and the federal government refuses so far to show legal agreements giving them authority to detain immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz. This is why people detained there have so far been denied any semblance of a legal process.
Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements trib.al/yyEB5vd
Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements
Federal and state officials in Florida must produce agreements showing which government agency or private contractor has legal authority to detain people or perform immigration officer roles at All…
trib.al
August 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
As we have said for weeks, the state of Florida and the federal government refuses so far to show legal agreements giving them authority to detain immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz. This is why people detained there have so far been denied any semblance of a legal process.
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At least 56,945 immigrants are held in ICE detention this week, with untold numbers hidden from public view in off-the-books sites in Florida and in field offices across the country. open.substack.com/pub/austinko...
New Detention Numbers Are Out, ICE Still Hiding Data on 'Alligator Alcatraz'
At least 56,945 immigrants are held in ICE detention this week, with untold numbers hidden from public view in off-the-books sites in Florida and in field offices across the country.
open.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
At least 56,945 immigrants are held in ICE detention this week, with untold numbers hidden from public view in off-the-books sites in Florida and in field offices across the country. open.substack.com/pub/austinko...
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Despite the state of Florida claiming that they have an evacuation plan for the Everglades detention center, which is highly relevant in the middle of the state’s hurricane season, no one has actually seen it. Those who ask for it get a similar response to the one below 👇
July 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Despite the state of Florida claiming that they have an evacuation plan for the Everglades detention center, which is highly relevant in the middle of the state’s hurricane season, no one has actually seen it. Those who ask for it get a similar response to the one below 👇
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This is really disturbing. A person detained in the Everglades was handcuffed and left outdoors in the sun as punishment for attempting to go on a hunger strike. As mosquitoes swarmed him, he pleaded with guards to bring him inside and was kept outside for nearly three hours.
How 7 immigrants came to the U.S. and ended up at Alligator Alcatraz
Here’s what the detainees and their families and friends told us.
www.miamiherald.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is really disturbing. A person detained in the Everglades was handcuffed and left outdoors in the sun as punishment for attempting to go on a hunger strike. As mosquitoes swarmed him, he pleaded with guards to bring him inside and was kept outside for nearly three hours.
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The hourly rates paid for by taxpayers to staff the Everglades detention camp are more than what we pay teachers in Florida. Just horrible priorities as usual from our state government.
If you’re wondering how much public money the state is spending to staff this immigrant detention center in the middle of the Everglades, look no further as we have the contract for CRS (Critical Response Strategy). They are the ones “managing” the facility.
July 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The hourly rates paid for by taxpayers to staff the Everglades detention camp are more than what we pay teachers in Florida. Just horrible priorities as usual from our state government.
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Update on this — contracts were posted back online this morning…. But only their cover sheets! Which is basically nothing!
Is Florida Quietly Removing Alligator Alcatraz Contracts from Public Database?
On Tuesday, Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani (@annaforflorida.bsky.social) accessed the documents on the state's FACTS website. The next day, they were gone.
On Tuesday, Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani (@annaforflorida.bsky.social) accessed the documents on the state's FACTS website. The next day, they were gone.
Is Florida Quietly Removing Alligator Alcatraz Contracts from Public Database?
On Tuesday, Orlando lawmaker Anna Eskamani accessed the contract documents on the website. The next day, they were gone.
www.miaminewtimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Update on this — contracts were posted back online this morning…. But only their cover sheets! Which is basically nothing!
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DeSantis continues to use emergency orders to steer millions of taxpayer dollars to politically connected contractors without a competitive bidding process. Just one company (Critical Response Strategies) involved in the Everglades detention camp got a $78 million contract!
Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors https://trib.al/a8AnL45
Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors
The state’s emergency rules allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend state laws and a competitive bidding process to award millions of dollars from an account he alone controls.
trib.al
July 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
DeSantis continues to use emergency orders to steer millions of taxpayer dollars to politically connected contractors without a competitive bidding process. Just one company (Critical Response Strategies) involved in the Everglades detention camp got a $78 million contract!
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The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Glad to see lawmakers asserting their oversight authority here
Florida lawmakers just filed a lawsuit after illegal denial of oversight visit to the Everglades detention camp 👇
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Glad to see lawmakers asserting their oversight authority here
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The Trump admin said the Everglades detention camp would be for the “worst of the worst.”
Four men sent there so far have nothing on their record other than recent arrests for diving without a license, and were likely only arrested due to racial profiling, as Adam’s excerpt shows.
Four men sent there so far have nothing on their record other than recent arrests for diving without a license, and were likely only arrested due to racial profiling, as Adam’s excerpt shows.
July 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Trump admin said the Everglades detention camp would be for the “worst of the worst.”
Four men sent there so far have nothing on their record other than recent arrests for diving without a license, and were likely only arrested due to racial profiling, as Adam’s excerpt shows.
Four men sent there so far have nothing on their record other than recent arrests for diving without a license, and were likely only arrested due to racial profiling, as Adam’s excerpt shows.
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Instead of “Alligator Alcatraz” or “Alligator Auschwitz”, let me suggest that we call it simply the Dade-Collier Concentration Camp.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
July 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Instead of “Alligator Alcatraz” or “Alligator Auschwitz”, let me suggest that we call it simply the Dade-Collier Concentration Camp.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
The Secretary of Defense paused arms shipments to a besieged ally without consulting the Commander in Chief.
CNN reports that Trump did not order a halt to U.S. weapons deliveries to Ukraine. After the NATO summit, he tasked DefSec Hegseth with assessing stockpiles. However, the decision to pause shipments was made by Hegseth himself, following a recommendation from Pentagon political chief Elbridge Colby.
July 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The Secretary of Defense paused arms shipments to a besieged ally without consulting the Commander in Chief.