Christy
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.
September 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.
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This was, unsurprisingly, as good as people have said!
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This was, unsurprisingly, as good as people have said!
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You are literally, constitutionally and biblically allowed to do this.
Trump:
"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
September 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
You are literally, constitutionally and biblically allowed to do this.
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The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
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This is the cowardice of The New York Times. Legacy media is failing.
January 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is the cowardice of The New York Times. Legacy media is failing.
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Goodnight.
Moonlight, Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1889.
Moonlight, Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1889.
January 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Goodnight.
Moonlight, Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1889.
Moonlight, Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1889.
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January 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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'Winter field' by Yorkshire born printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt
November 21, 2024 at 12:46 PM
'Winter field' by Yorkshire born printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt
November 15, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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This is corny as hell but it does make you feel better to do something nice whether that is supporting a good newspaper or raking someone’s leaves or sending a friend an actual card in the mail. I’m getting Mister Rogers pilled in this fucker.
November 7, 2024 at 11:09 PM
This is corny as hell but it does make you feel better to do something nice whether that is supporting a good newspaper or raking someone’s leaves or sending a friend an actual card in the mail. I’m getting Mister Rogers pilled in this fucker.