MTF
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November tomato. Western Massachusetts
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If a university student group had celebrated Charlie Kirk being killed, complete with a graphic made from an actual picture of the killing, the whole lot of them would have been expelled before the ink on the digital story was dry.
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
If a university student group had celebrated Charlie Kirk being killed, complete with a graphic made from an actual picture of the killing, the whole lot of them would have been expelled before the ink on the digital story was dry.
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there are these things called primary elections, that people need to care about before they spend years whining about people they never bothered to oppose
the thing is, the way it looks right now democrats are going to do really well even by default. dont have to go on record promising anything, dont need to be bold, dont need to put themselves out there and theyll probably get control
thats just not good enough
thats just not good enough
February 2, 2026 at 2:54 AM
there are these things called primary elections, that people need to care about before they spend years whining about people they never bothered to oppose
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"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm." A must read.
Liam Conejo Ramos is not alone. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Is Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm." A must read.
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People dying in severe weather is a political choice.
Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South
More than 30 people have died across three Southern states in connection with last week’s storm, and thousands remain without power.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 AM
People dying in severe weather is a political choice.
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And that there is now a confirmed measles outbreak at the ICE detention facility in Dilley, TX, where Liam and his father were held:
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
And that there is now a confirmed measles outbreak at the ICE detention facility in Dilley, TX, where Liam and his father were held:
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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Underappreciated that US science rose to dominance because the independent, public funding structure was a built to be a giant anti-corruption barrier.
It wasn’t just the overall amount of funding.
It wasn’t just the overall amount of funding.
February 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Underappreciated that US science rose to dominance because the independent, public funding structure was a built to be a giant anti-corruption barrier.
It wasn’t just the overall amount of funding.
It wasn’t just the overall amount of funding.
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when i say bring that baby home i mean EVERY BABY
“It’s worse than people think,” said attorney Eric Lee, who tried to visit clients at Dilley on Saturday. “The water is putrid. They have to mix baby formula with water that nobody wants to even smell. The food has bugs in it. The food has dirt in it.”
“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
February 1, 2026 at 1:11 AM
when i say bring that baby home i mean EVERY BABY
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I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
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it’s really remarkable to actually see the gulf between how seriously most non-cop public employees take their responsibilities to the public vs how seriously most cops seem to take them
The government: If you accept a gift over $20, we will shoot your dog, burn your house down, fuck your wife, and then throw you in jail
Also the government: The cop says he worked 14.5hrs/day for an entire year? Get Officer Stakhanov over here a raise.
Also the government: The cop says he worked 14.5hrs/day for an entire year? Get Officer Stakhanov over here a raise.
January 31, 2026 at 10:43 PM
it’s really remarkable to actually see the gulf between how seriously most non-cop public employees take their responsibilities to the public vs how seriously most cops seem to take them
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The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
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Just a few months ago, a child in the US developed the most feared complication of measles (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) from an infection they had years ago when they were too young to be vaccinated. I hate to think about what is being unleashed by this virus as a future tragedy.
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Just a few months ago, a child in the US developed the most feared complication of measles (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) from an infection they had years ago when they were too young to be vaccinated. I hate to think about what is being unleashed by this virus as a future tragedy.
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From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
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Take your friends along to the larder. I want two small red cheeses flavoured with thyme, two large pale gold cheeses with celery and carrot pieces, and one of the extra large red cheeses with dandelions, acorns, and celery.
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Take your friends along to the larder. I want two small red cheeses flavoured with thyme, two large pale gold cheeses with celery and carrot pieces, and one of the extra large red cheeses with dandelions, acorns, and celery.
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i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
January 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
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you basically cannot design a vehicle-driver combo which does not kill and/or injure people at a rate much higher than a bus or a train
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
you basically cannot design a vehicle-driver combo which does not kill and/or injure people at a rate much higher than a bus or a train
Sometimes (often! I've gotten much better about it as I grew up!) I feel bad for having such strong Cheapass instincts when they're largely unwarranted in my life (thankfully), and then doordash discourse pops up again and I thank my lucky stars for 'em, given how much I hate preparing food.
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Sometimes (often! I've gotten much better about it as I grew up!) I feel bad for having such strong Cheapass instincts when they're largely unwarranted in my life (thankfully), and then doordash discourse pops up again and I thank my lucky stars for 'em, given how much I hate preparing food.
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In addition to all the meaness and violence the current order of things is also uncreative, poorly engineered, and self-destructive.
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
In addition to all the meaness and violence the current order of things is also uncreative, poorly engineered, and self-destructive.
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no fan of jeffries, but holy shit is this article misleading. in the press briefing he calls for "a prohibition that DHS cannot *detain* or deport American citizens", and his focus throughout the briefing is on the detainment part
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:34 AM
no fan of jeffries, but holy shit is this article misleading. in the press briefing he calls for "a prohibition that DHS cannot *detain* or deport American citizens", and his focus throughout the briefing is on the detainment part
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This is huge news. I have spent the past 6 months wondering wtf was up with Amazon: they filed 380,000 AI-related CyberTipline reports to NCMEC in the first half of 2025.
Turns out ALL of it was known CSAM they found by screening their AI training data. It's NOT AI-generated or AI-morphed CSAM.
Turns out ALL of it was known CSAM they found by screening their AI training data. It's NOT AI-generated or AI-morphed CSAM.
What happens when the AI race collides with child safety?
Amazon Found ‘High Volume’ Of Child Sex Abuse Material in AI Training Data
The tech giant reported hundreds of thousands of cases of suspected child sexual abuse material, but won’t say where it came from
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is huge news. I have spent the past 6 months wondering wtf was up with Amazon: they filed 380,000 AI-related CyberTipline reports to NCMEC in the first half of 2025.
Turns out ALL of it was known CSAM they found by screening their AI training data. It's NOT AI-generated or AI-morphed CSAM.
Turns out ALL of it was known CSAM they found by screening their AI training data. It's NOT AI-generated or AI-morphed CSAM.
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Meanwhile, in Canada: One of the Heated Rivalry boys gave one of the show’s fabricated Team Canada Olympics fleeces to the prime minister and this happened
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Meanwhile, in Canada: One of the Heated Rivalry boys gave one of the show’s fabricated Team Canada Olympics fleeces to the prime minister and this happened
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The current Democratic coalition is every single person who has any idea how society works, any interest in maintaining it, or any scraps of empathy for their fellow human beings, and that's about 47% of the country, tops.
People like to remark that the Democratic party spans from Rashida Tlaib to Bill Kristol at this point but the fact is that's a far too small coalition to reliably win nationally, lol.
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 PM
The current Democratic coalition is every single person who has any idea how society works, any interest in maintaining it, or any scraps of empathy for their fellow human beings, and that's about 47% of the country, tops.
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my son is five, same age as Liam Ramos. you don't need to have a child the same age to be fucking horrified by the violence we are doing (and HAVE BEEN doing) upon immigrant children in this nation. but that he keeps asking for his spidey backpack is the kind of detail that rips my heart in two.
January 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
my son is five, same age as Liam Ramos. you don't need to have a child the same age to be fucking horrified by the violence we are doing (and HAVE BEEN doing) upon immigrant children in this nation. but that he keeps asking for his spidey backpack is the kind of detail that rips my heart in two.
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Abolishing ICE isn't sufficient.
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Abolishing ICE isn't sufficient.
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Well I'm a homeowner and I say send the price through the floor!
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Well I'm a homeowner and I say send the price through the floor!
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PLEASE REACH OUT.
Springfield is ready to welcome helping hands.
There's a lot to do, a place for you can and will be found!
We have to keep our plans and rotations off SM bc we are a small town, organizers here are running different risks than in major metros
Find us!
We will connect you!
Springfield is ready to welcome helping hands.
There's a lot to do, a place for you can and will be found!
We have to keep our plans and rotations off SM bc we are a small town, organizers here are running different risks than in major metros
Find us!
We will connect you!
We're looking for translators in French, Spanish and ASL
Springfield, Ohio is bracing to protect our neighbors and keep Haitian children from being swept up in our foster care or youth incarceration systems
www.haitiancss.org
Springfield, Ohio is bracing to protect our neighbors and keep Haitian children from being swept up in our foster care or youth incarceration systems
www.haitiancss.org
Haitian Community Solidarity and Support - Springfield, OH Charity
Founded in 2024, this non-profit organization stands in solidarity with Haitian immigrants located in Springfield, Ohio and throughout Clark County. Our goal is assisting immigrants, especially nation...
www.haitiancss.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:21 PM
PLEASE REACH OUT.
Springfield is ready to welcome helping hands.
There's a lot to do, a place for you can and will be found!
We have to keep our plans and rotations off SM bc we are a small town, organizers here are running different risks than in major metros
Find us!
We will connect you!
Springfield is ready to welcome helping hands.
There's a lot to do, a place for you can and will be found!
We have to keep our plans and rotations off SM bc we are a small town, organizers here are running different risks than in major metros
Find us!
We will connect you!