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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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concentration camps.
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
concentration camps.
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“Like prime, but with human beings”
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Like prime, but with human beings”
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Confirmed: The "call center" ICE is planning to open in the Nashville area isn't *just* a call center.
According to new DHS documents, the ICE 287(g) National Coordination Center will host, among other things, the dispatch center for a transportation network of private armed guards. 🧵
According to new DHS documents, the ICE 287(g) National Coordination Center will host, among other things, the dispatch center for a transportation network of private armed guards. 🧵
December 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Confirmed: The "call center" ICE is planning to open in the Nashville area isn't *just* a call center.
According to new DHS documents, the ICE 287(g) National Coordination Center will host, among other things, the dispatch center for a transportation network of private armed guards. 🧵
According to new DHS documents, the ICE 287(g) National Coordination Center will host, among other things, the dispatch center for a transportation network of private armed guards. 🧵
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Toad found a frying pan in the kitchen.
“I will hit that big animal with this,” said Toad. “All of his teeth will fall out.”
“I will hit that big animal with this,” said Toad. “All of his teeth will fall out.”
December 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Toad found a frying pan in the kitchen.
“I will hit that big animal with this,” said Toad. “All of his teeth will fall out.”
“I will hit that big animal with this,” said Toad. “All of his teeth will fall out.”
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DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
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The incredibly corrupt, lawless, & unconstitutional nature of the entire DOGE enterprise requires Elon Musk and lots of other people to spend the rest of their lives in jail.
The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
December 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The incredibly corrupt, lawless, & unconstitutional nature of the entire DOGE enterprise requires Elon Musk and lots of other people to spend the rest of their lives in jail.
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anyway I’m sure if you gave it some thought you could come up with like 2-3 reasons at least as to why being Jewish was a stronger racial identifier in America in 1952 than 1852
December 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
anyway I’m sure if you gave it some thought you could come up with like 2-3 reasons at least as to why being Jewish was a stronger racial identifier in America in 1952 than 1852
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As much as I hate supporting pharmaceutical corporations, there is as of yet no zine fest where you can go get a self-published covid shot
December 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As much as I hate supporting pharmaceutical corporations, there is as of yet no zine fest where you can go get a self-published covid shot
"the agency itself is signaling a shift in its enforcement policy, looking beyond immigrants and toward American critics of its officers’ behavior."
the war on terror is now a gun to our heads. are we a free people?
the war on terror is now a gun to our heads. are we a free people?
ICE taps new surveillance tech as Trump cuts down privacy protections
ICE ramps up its tech contracting in a year when Trump has rolled back several government oversight measures.
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"the agency itself is signaling a shift in its enforcement policy, looking beyond immigrants and toward American critics of its officers’ behavior."
the war on terror is now a gun to our heads. are we a free people?
the war on terror is now a gun to our heads. are we a free people?
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
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"Enfants sur Roulette", Paris (1958)
Photo: Harry Shunk, Janos Kender / Getty Research Institute Digital Collections
Photo: Harry Shunk, Janos Kender / Getty Research Institute Digital Collections
December 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Enfants sur Roulette", Paris (1958)
Photo: Harry Shunk, Janos Kender / Getty Research Institute Digital Collections
Photo: Harry Shunk, Janos Kender / Getty Research Institute Digital Collections
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"There is mass migration going in the Scottish pits..."
Two sisters, wives of miners, going shopping in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (1949)
Photo: TopFoto
Two sisters, wives of miners, going shopping in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (1949)
Photo: TopFoto
December 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"There is mass migration going in the Scottish pits..."
Two sisters, wives of miners, going shopping in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (1949)
Photo: TopFoto
Two sisters, wives of miners, going shopping in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (1949)
Photo: TopFoto
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This was a real incident in 1951
December 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This was a real incident in 1951
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Christmas Day in Rome (1965)
Photo: Tony Vaccaro / Monroe Gallery
Photo: Tony Vaccaro / Monroe Gallery
December 26, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Christmas Day in Rome (1965)
Photo: Tony Vaccaro / Monroe Gallery
Photo: Tony Vaccaro / Monroe Gallery
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Faith leaders denied access to Broadview ICE facility on Christmas Eve
Faith leaders denied access to Broadview ICE facility on Christmas Eve
A group of local faith leaders was hoping to be allowed inside the ICE Detention Facility in Broadview to offer prayer and Christmas communion for those inside, but instead they had to hold their pray...
abc7chicago.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Faith leaders denied access to Broadview ICE facility on Christmas Eve
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Hope everyone had a merry Christmas
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hope everyone had a merry Christmas
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You crunk my battleship
December 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
You crunk my battleship
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Sculpture by Korean artist Do Ho Suh, 2010s-20s, whose fabric structures recreate the places he has lived, reflecting on broader concepts of migration and what makes a "home".
December 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sculpture by Korean artist Do Ho Suh, 2010s-20s, whose fabric structures recreate the places he has lived, reflecting on broader concepts of migration and what makes a "home".
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look at this crazy jello my mom makes
December 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
look at this crazy jello my mom makes
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Moore Good Times
Virginia, IL
Virginia, IL
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Moore Good Times
Virginia, IL
Virginia, IL
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I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
December 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
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how it do be sometimes
December 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
how it do be sometimes