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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 16h

"A man who funds the companies that harness your data and determine who gets doxed, deported, drone struck. Who funds far-right movements that seek to remake the very face of liberal democracy."

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 16h

"Here’s a man who, together with a couple of fellow Silicon Valley freaks, helped return a sundowning caudillo to a presidency he is obviously unsuited for, and who uses the awesome might of the US government to remake society and the world."

Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon

Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher

www.theguardian.com

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 16h

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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 16h

“We hear about the erosion of legal immigrant pathways impacting Silicon Valley, but also innovative startups, it’s fashion designers who are using sustainable efforts, it’s architects. There are so many different industries that are impacted here,”

The quiet toll of Trump’s legal immigration crackdown: ‘I’m trying to stay afloat’

Immigration lawyer Kim Xavier says stricter enforcement and delays are leaving even legal immigrants in limbo and fear

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Bazaconomicon 💀 🎃 👻 @mcbazacophd.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck this, and if you voted for these clown shoes, fuck you too.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began https://theonion.com/ice-boasts-zero-murders-committed-by-5-year-olds-since-child-detainments-began/

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 1d

And we are only 9 months into his presidency.

US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts

As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due process

www.theguardian.com

Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 1d

“If donors to these nonprofits are not just holding the keys to an elected official’s political future but also literally providing them with their income, that’s new and disturbing,” said Daniel Weiner, a former Federal Election Commission attorney"

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 1d

When you engage in the amount of illegal military interventions that the U.S. has, it is a matter of time before they use the same tactics against their own people.

US immigration enforcement using military hardware and tactics on civilians

Agencies like Ice are way ahead of Donald Trump, who wants the military to treat cities like ‘training grounds’

www.theguardian.com

Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 1d

"Trump and Nixon were similar in their desire to punish political enemies and silence critics, but a pliant Republican-controlled Congress and a Cabinet packed with loyalists are enabling Trump to go further."

Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

Potential tools to defund or shut down groups include IRS investigations to strip them of tax-exempt status and criminal probes by the Justice Department and FBI.

www.japantimes.co.jp

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 1d

"If the Supreme Court officially makes the chief executive a unitary executive, the advancement of the public good may depend on little more than the whims of the president, a state of affairs normally more characteristic of dictatorship than democracy."

The Supreme Court is headed toward a radically new vision of unlimited presidential power

Recent rulings indicate that the high court is leaning toward expanding the type of presidential power that is more emblematic of dictatorship than democracy.

theconversation.com

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 2d

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, rest of state

Arguments in federal court over an emergency restraining order that would bar a National Guard deployment began Thursday with lawyers sparring over what constitutes a “rebellion” that such troops m…

www.chicagotribune.com

Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 2d

Misinformation continues to get right wing nutjobs elected in the world. If it worked in Japan, it's a matter of time until it topples the socialists in Spain.

NPR @npr.org · 2d

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 2d

ICE was on the roof. He had just been praying.

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 3d

ICE released a statement after an agent aimed a pepper ball at a priest’s head after he prayed and laughed when he was hit:

“If you are obstructing law enforcement, you can expect to be met with force.”

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 2d

“You’re going to be priced out of health insurance but EVERYONE GO BUY MY WATCH”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 2d

"By buying Twitter, Musk inherited the Saudi spy scandal and the still-unresolved litigation associated with it. He inherited a major shareholder who had committed espionage against their own asset. Yet there was still a lot we didn’t know about Twitter, Saudi Arabia and Musk."

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 2d

"In 2016, Uber received an astonishing $3.5bn from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). Blackstone’s infrastructure fund got $20bn. By autumn 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported, Saudi Arabia had become “the largest single funding source for US startups”.

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 2d

"Despite his attempt to portray himself as a modernising reformer, Prince Mohammed could appear every bit as repressive as past Saudi rulers, turning the country into a surveillance state where arbitrary arrests and disappearances were routine"

Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

The long read: Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime

www.theguardian.com

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 2d

“1 Trump gets his Nobel Friday 2 Israel gets it’s captives back Saturday 3 Genocide continues Sunday.”

Republicans praise Trump for Gaza deal as Palestinian Americans remain wary: ‘So much remains unclear’

Politicians, poets and academics make posts on social media to laud the US president or share concerns

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 3d

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ICE Barbie Moans About Agents’ Lunch Options in Chicago

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is tough on immigration—but apparently soft on lunchtime. During a Sunday morning appearance on Fox & Friends Weekend, Noem agonized over the not-so-warm welcom...

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 3d

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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 3d

"A Pew Research Center survey last week reported that nearly six out of 10 Americans, 59%, now hold a negative view of Israel, while 39% believe it is “going too far” in its war in Gaza – compared with 31% who held the same view a year ago"

Polls and politics point to a sea change in US views on Israel. Will it matter?

Fueled by dissent over the war in Gaza, the US public’s views are changing – and support for the Palestinians is rising

www.theguardian.com

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