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@britdetectiveshows.bsky.social
Democrat && Retired && Sober && Anti Fascist && I vote for my kids and grandkids future
America needs to take a hard look in the mirror
Block at the first whiff of any twitter nonsense
#Indivisible, #50501, #ACLU
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"ICE detention facilities are built to break people and destroy their health and hope,” she added. “I want everyone to know what happened to me because the same things are happening to other women who are locked up here.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Calls mount for release of Palestinian protester held by ICE for nearly a year
Leqaa Kordia was taken into custody last March, nearly a year after being arrested at a protest at Columbia
www.theguardian.com
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Maybe it’s just me, but I would much rather have an entire undocumented immigrant family with two happy trans kids living right next door to me than white supremacists or racist MAGA lunatics who worship their pedophile president any day of the week.
February 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Tricia McLaughlin is stepping down. Another liar bits the dust.
February 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Hutchins TX mayor, on news that a local warehouse won't be sold to ICE for a Trump prison camp:

"Your concerns did not go unnoticed, and your professional decorum shown during our city council meetings, as well as the protest here at City Hall, is much appreciated..."

www.wfaa.com/article/news...
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China newrepublic.com/post/206603/... via @newrepublic.com
Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China
“They’re not answering or returning anyone’s calls,” said the local union leader.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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To my surprise, CDC is still tracking how many children RFK condemns to measles. Cases are getting younger and, of course, it is spreading faster.

www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
February 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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“.. The fundamental problem is that corporations are institutionally ill-equipped to take center stage in policy debates. They are inherently self-interested economic actors with goals that often conflict with those of society.”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.

So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.

Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger? Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Happy Valentine's Day.

Love is in; ICE is out.
February 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
"ICE detention facilities are built to break people and destroy their health and hope,” she added. “I want everyone to know what happened to me because the same things are happening to other women who are locked up here.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Calls mount for release of Palestinian protester held by ICE for nearly a year
Leqaa Kordia was taken into custody last March, nearly a year after being arrested at a protest at Columbia
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
A prominent healthcare advocacy group is calling for the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to step down from his post after he downplayed Covid risks by saying: “I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Priceless!
Historic run - every institution snapped like a cheap ski pole.
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Right-wing commentator Chris Kohls defended Trump's racist post by throwing his white friend Joey under the bus
February 10, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Somewhere in El Paso a 7-year-old is filing a FOIA request for the whereabouts of his Spider-Man balloon.
February 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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The only thing with more spin than Hegseth’s talking points is his barstool.
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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New AP-NORC poll:

Trump job approval - 36%

Economy is good - 34%

Country heading in right direction - 29%

Vance approval - 32%
February 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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In govts around the world, people in the Epstein files are resigning in disgrace.

In private business, executives in the files are resigning in disgrace.

In the Trump admin, nothing happens since the boss is in the files more than anyone and his party is filled with cowards.
February 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The US government is now the perfect example of "A fish rots from the head down."
February 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM