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An anti-ICE protest at a Target in Minneapolis. (Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
https://www.salon.com/2026/02/01/a-wake-up-call-for-white-americans/
https://www.salon.com/2026/02/01/a-wake-up-call-for-white-americans/
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Trump is so narcissistic and predictable. But we shouldn’t lose sight of what a malign force he Is.
“Nobody understands a word this guy is saying.” 😃🤣🤪
Antisemitism has no place in Maryland!
This is an abhorrent, antisemitic attack. I stand with the Shaare Tefila community and the entire Olney Jewish community.
We must speak out strongly against this hate. It has no place here or anywhere.
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We must speak out strongly against this hate. It has no place here or anywhere.
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‘Very disturbing’: Rabbi reacts after antisemitic graffiti found at Olney synagogue - WTOP News
Antisemitic graffiti was found Tuesday at an Olney synagogue, prompting a Montgomery County police investigation and renewed community concerns over rising hate incidents.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Antisemitism has no place in Maryland!
"Spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time." 😡
It's the citizens on this grand jury & the people blowing whistles in Minneapolis & across America that are standing up to Trump's lawless, authoritarian takeover.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:15 AM
"Spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time." 😡
"Not another penny to this goon squad of masked men!" 💪💙
The families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti deserve better than this. The American people deserve better than this.
Not another penny to this goon squad of masked men.
Not another penny to this goon squad of masked men.
ICE chief refuses to apologize for Minneapolis shooting victims being labeled terrorists
ICE chief Todd Lyons also sidestepped questions from House lawmakers at a DHS oversight hearing about whether he concurred with other Trump officials that the shooting victims were domestic terrorists...
www.politico.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 AM
"Not another penny to this goon squad of masked men!" 💪💙
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As we said from day 1, the Trump Admin & Secretary Rubio had no case when they went after Ms. Ozturk for daring to exercise her First Amendment rights.
They want people to shut up and stand down. We must respond by speaking out and standing strong!
They want people to shut up and stand down. We must respond by speaking out and standing strong!
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
As we said from day 1, the Trump Admin & Secretary Rubio had no case when they went after Ms. Ozturk for daring to exercise her First Amendment rights.
They want people to shut up and stand down. We must respond by speaking out and standing strong!
They want people to shut up and stand down. We must respond by speaking out and standing strong!
Bravo, Senator Alsobrooks, union champion! 👏
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
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The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
tinyurl.com/mpzr5n7d
February 11, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Bravo, Senator Alsobrooks, union champion! 👏
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
tinyurl.com/mpzr5n7d
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
tinyurl.com/mpzr5n7d
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Organizers in Minnesota have transformed crisis into action and tragedy into solidarity. On Thursday, those organizers and MN leaders will share what they’ve learned so we can all be better prepared to organize and protect our neighbors from ICE and CBP deployments: www.crowdcast.io/c/reimagine/...
February 11, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Organizers in Minnesota have transformed crisis into action and tragedy into solidarity. On Thursday, those organizers and MN leaders will share what they’ve learned so we can all be better prepared to organize and protect our neighbors from ICE and CBP deployments: www.crowdcast.io/c/reimagine/...
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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5-year-old twins were denied bond because lack of assets and property.
Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me. 😡
Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me. 😡
February 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
5-year-old twins were denied bond because lack of assets and property.
Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me. 😡
Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me. 😡
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Funny how the “immigration crisis” seems to show up exactly where the political grudges live.
This looks personal.
This looks personal.
February 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Funny how the “immigration crisis” seems to show up exactly where the political grudges live.
This looks personal.
This looks personal.
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'So, You're Not An Activist, White Friend? Well, it's About Damn Time You Became One.'
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February 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
'So, You're Not An Activist, White Friend? Well, it's About Damn Time You Became One.'
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KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
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A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
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“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
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This was not an inevitability.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This was not an inevitability.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
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Trying to LOWER the minimum wage for countless workers — including those just getting a start in the workforce.
After voters in both states approved minimum wage increases. And while the nation struggles with an affordability crisis.
The GOP agenda.
After voters in both states approved minimum wage increases. And while the nation struggles with an affordability crisis.
The GOP agenda.
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Trying to LOWER the minimum wage for countless workers — including those just getting a start in the workforce.
After voters in both states approved minimum wage increases. And while the nation struggles with an affordability crisis.
The GOP agenda.
After voters in both states approved minimum wage increases. And while the nation struggles with an affordability crisis.
The GOP agenda.
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"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Appeals Court Lets Trump Revoke Deportation Protections for 60,000 More Migrants
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:51 PM
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
OMG! 😭💔
"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
February 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
OMG! 😭💔
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In regard to the Epstein files, there is 1 person with blood on his hands who the media hasn’t talked about since he resigned in disgrace during Trump’s 1st term: Alex Acosta.
This MFer gave Epstein & unnamed co-conspirators immunity & got Epstein a sweetheart plea deal for the FL state charges.
1️⃣/3️⃣
This MFer gave Epstein & unnamed co-conspirators immunity & got Epstein a sweetheart plea deal for the FL state charges.
1️⃣/3️⃣
February 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM
In regard to the Epstein files, there is 1 person with blood on his hands who the media hasn’t talked about since he resigned in disgrace during Trump’s 1st term: Alex Acosta.
This MFer gave Epstein & unnamed co-conspirators immunity & got Epstein a sweetheart plea deal for the FL state charges.
1️⃣/3️⃣
This MFer gave Epstein & unnamed co-conspirators immunity & got Epstein a sweetheart plea deal for the FL state charges.
1️⃣/3️⃣
GRRR.... This baby! 💔
The so-called "pro-life," "pro-family" party is perfectly fine with an 18-month-old child almost dying because of the deplorable conditions at this detention center. Hello?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress,
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
GRRR.... This baby! 💔
Go get `im, Senator Van Hollen! 👏💙💪
VAN HOLLEN: Why do the Epstein files show you coordinating a meeting and planning a visit with Jeffrey Epstein on his private island in December 2012?
LUTNICK: I barely had anything to do with that person, okay?
LUTNICK: I barely had anything to do with that person, okay?
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Go get `im, Senator Van Hollen! 👏💙💪
“There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.”
👏💙💪 Representative Becca Balint (D-VT)
👏💙💪 Representative Becca Balint (D-VT)
WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.”
(From @dropsitenews.com )
(From @dropsitenews.com )
February 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.”
👏💙💪 Representative Becca Balint (D-VT)
👏💙💪 Representative Becca Balint (D-VT)
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How are these people selected? Better yet, how is their “appointment” even approved by the Senate. I realize that Congress does NOTHING for the American people, but this is pathetic.
"After Epstein’s sex trafficking conviction, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick went into business with him!" 🐷🐷
Howard Lutnick must resign as Commerce Secretary because he lied about his close dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. After Epstein’s sex trafficking conviction, Lutnick went into business with him! Of course there are many other reasons why Lutnick is unfit for public office, as this thread shows. 1/7🧵🧵🧵
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
How are these people selected? Better yet, how is their “appointment” even approved by the Senate. I realize that Congress does NOTHING for the American people, but this is pathetic.