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Will show my calmer side here in the tranquil BlueSky...but this administration is testing me
PS I block ALL war crime deniers
PS I block ALL war crime deniers
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· Sep 23
AIPAC was among the top 20 spenders in the 2022 elections. Here’s how it breaks down.
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None of this would happen without the unconditional support of the United States Congress
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I have blocked, unfriended every person who uttered a positive word towards Israel's genocide, ICE or MAGA.
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I have blocked, unfriended every person who uttered a positive word towards Israel's genocide, ICE or MAGA.
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ICE is likely paying a premium to get the deal through quickly. E.g., in Hamburg, PA, the warehouse was purchased in 2024 for $57.5 million and sold to ICE for $87 million.
The real profit will come with the private prison companies and contractors hired to refurbish and staff these facilities.
The real profit will come with the private prison companies and contractors hired to refurbish and staff these facilities.
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
ICE is likely paying a premium to get the deal through quickly. E.g., in Hamburg, PA, the warehouse was purchased in 2024 for $57.5 million and sold to ICE for $87 million.
The real profit will come with the private prison companies and contractors hired to refurbish and staff these facilities.
The real profit will come with the private prison companies and contractors hired to refurbish and staff these facilities.
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Crucially, many local governments are furious with ICE over these purchases, because they were not consulted or even told. Because they are federal property now, it's taking a commercial property off the tax rolls while likely imposing dramatic additional infrastructure costs.
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Crucially, many local governments are furious with ICE over these purchases, because they were not consulted or even told. Because they are federal property now, it's taking a commercial property off the tax rolls while likely imposing dramatic additional infrastructure costs.
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In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
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Purchasing and converting these warehouse detention camps will cost the U.S. government billions of dollars. So far ICE has purchased at least half a dozen warehouses at a cost of $70-$110 million each. It'll cost billions more to refit them into detention camps, and hire staff.
February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Purchasing and converting these warehouse detention camps will cost the U.S. government billions of dollars. So far ICE has purchased at least half a dozen warehouses at a cost of $70-$110 million each. It'll cost billions more to refit them into detention camps, and hire staff.
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The closest modern historical parallel is the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay for intercepted Cubans and Haitians during the HW Bush and Clinton administrations, where at maximum capacity roughly 12,000 migrants were detained. But those migrants were never in the physical US.
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The closest modern historical parallel is the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay for intercepted Cubans and Haitians during the HW Bush and Clinton administrations, where at maximum capacity roughly 12,000 migrants were detained. But those migrants were never in the physical US.
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The largest federal prison in the nation is Fort Dix, which has a rated capacity of 4,600 people. The largest of these warehouse camps may hold more than twice that number of people.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The largest federal prison in the nation is Fort Dix, which has a rated capacity of 4,600 people. The largest of these warehouse camps may hold more than twice that number of people.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
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Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
and since it's CBS probably less than 5%
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
and since it's CBS probably less than 5%
Trump's boots will never be dirty
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Trump's boots will never be dirty
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February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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7. Unlike other federal courts, immigration courts are run by the DOJ. That means Bondi/DOJ can reassign cases. And, right now, Somali migrants are being reassigned in bulk to Ashworth.
How Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali migrants
During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.
popular.info
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
7. Unlike other federal courts, immigration courts are run by the DOJ. That means Bondi/DOJ can reassign cases. And, right now, Somali migrants are being reassigned in bulk to Ashworth.
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5. Ashworth infamously denied bail to Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts university student, claiming she was “both a flight risk and a danger to the community.”
The only evidence presented by the gov't against Öztürk was that she co-wrote a student op-ed criticizing the university's stance on Israel.
The only evidence presented by the gov't against Öztürk was that she co-wrote a student op-ed criticizing the university's stance on Israel.
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
5. Ashworth infamously denied bail to Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts university student, claiming she was “both a flight risk and a danger to the community.”
The only evidence presented by the gov't against Öztürk was that she co-wrote a student op-ed criticizing the university's stance on Israel.
The only evidence presented by the gov't against Öztürk was that she co-wrote a student op-ed criticizing the university's stance on Israel.
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6. Öztürk was later ordered released by a federal judge who found there was substantial evidence that her 1st Amendment rights were being violated and the evidence was woefully insufficient to justify her continued detention
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
6. Öztürk was later ordered released by a federal judge who found there was substantial evidence that her 1st Amendment rights were being violated and the evidence was woefully insufficient to justify her continued detention
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4. Ashworth was appointed during the first Trump administration by William Barr
Between 2020 and 2025, Ashworth has rejected 85.3% of asylum claims. Nationally, the average rejection rate was 58.9%. In 2025, Ashworth denied asylum in more than 95% of cases.
Between 2020 and 2025, Ashworth has rejected 85.3% of asylum claims. Nationally, the average rejection rate was 58.9%. In 2025, Ashworth denied asylum in more than 95% of cases.
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
4. Ashworth was appointed during the first Trump administration by William Barr
Between 2020 and 2025, Ashworth has rejected 85.3% of asylum claims. Nationally, the average rejection rate was 58.9%. In 2025, Ashworth denied asylum in more than 95% of cases.
Between 2020 and 2025, Ashworth has rejected 85.3% of asylum claims. Nationally, the average rejection rate was 58.9%. In 2025, Ashworth denied asylum in more than 95% of cases.
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3. Popular Information has learned that judge is Sherron Ashworth, a former ICE prosecutor with a track record of quickly rejecting asylum claims and accepting the Trump administration’s most specious legal arguments
Ashworth is based in Lousiana but will hear these cases in Kansas City via video
Ashworth is based in Lousiana but will hear these cases in Kansas City via video
How Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali migrants
During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.
popular.info
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
3. Popular Information has learned that judge is Sherron Ashworth, a former ICE prosecutor with a track record of quickly rejecting asylum claims and accepting the Trump administration’s most specious legal arguments
Ashworth is based in Lousiana but will hear these cases in Kansas City via video
Ashworth is based in Lousiana but will hear these cases in Kansas City via video
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2. Lawyer @hoppock.bsky.social reported that his 8 Somali clients have all had their cases reassigned to the same immigration judge.
Other lawyers representing Somali clients have had their cases reassigned to the same judge.
Other lawyers representing Somali clients have had their cases reassigned to the same judge.
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
2. Lawyer @hoppock.bsky.social reported that his 8 Somali clients have all had their cases reassigned to the same immigration judge.
Other lawyers representing Somali clients have had their cases reassigned to the same judge.
Other lawyers representing Somali clients have had their cases reassigned to the same judge.
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1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
How Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali migrants
During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.
popular.info
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
#ThisIsZionism
A Jewish journalist on Israeli national television said, “Everyone in Gaza must die. They should all be left to starve to death, even children. I don’t care.”
This is not the first time someone has spoken with such brutality.
t.me/European_dis...
A Jewish journalist on Israeli national television said, “Everyone in Gaza must die. They should all be left to starve to death, even children. I don’t care.”
This is not the first time someone has spoken with such brutality.
t.me/European_dis...
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
The fact that American politicians are funding and supporting genocide in Gaza should not surprise you about these camps.
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The fact that American politicians are funding and supporting genocide in Gaza should not surprise you about these camps.