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John
@freedoomfries.bsky.social
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Interested in saving the planet, I moved around the world. I am a round earther, and I understand how vaccines work.
https://iceout.org/en/
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cwebbonline.com
What did the Obamas ever do to Trump besides live rent-free in his head for a decade?

They didn’t go low. They didn’t punch below the belt. They didn’t spend their days posting racist garbage.

This is why I will never claim a bigot as my president. Small man, small behavior, American embarrassment
February 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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drianweissman.bsky.social
“If you get the Nipah virus, it is bad. It can cause encephalitis with a high mortality rate, and even if you recover, you are likely to have long-term disability.”
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/wha...
Nipah virus outbreak: Why experts are watching closely
Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for concern, and whether they think another quarantine situation is likely.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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loskidsvenice.bsky.social
Yeah but we got pictures
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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shikhadalmia.bsky.social
This remarkable fact caught my eye in a piece that I don't otherwise agree with "One remarkable fact is that today.. customs officers and Border Patrol agents have committed crimes at a per capita rate that is greater than the crime rate for people who immigrated here illegally" tinyurl.com/2bkkc22b
How to Actually Reform ICE
Accountability, transparency, and trust must be centerpieces of “New ICE.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — US judge blocks immigration agents from arresting people in Oregon without warrants unless there's a risk of escape.
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
Shocking footage from today, 2/4/26: An ICE vehicle struck a veteran walking with a cane, followed by a violent arrest involving 10+ LAPD and federal goons.
February 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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legalcat.bsky.social
(Disclaimer — Not a lawyer, but do applied legal work.)

I believe this memo is the first step in legalizing genocide here in the United States. It:

1. Lifts the current death penalty moratorium. (Allows federal penalties to go forward again.) /thread
kenklippenstein.bsky.social Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Feb 7
Trump Attorney General memo reinstating the death penalty leaked to me
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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azrww.bsky.social
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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michaeljstern.bsky.social
This is astonishing! Federal prosecutor exhausted by Trump's immigration push says to unhappy judge: “What do you want me to do?” “The system sucks. This job sucks. And I am trying every breath that I have so that I can get you what you need.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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montrose.bsky.social
F❌CK the trumpet 🎺
February 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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bylinetimes.bsky.social
📌 ICYMI — The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight

The Epstein files expose how the UK capital served as a playground and protector for the disgraced…

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/the-devils-butler-how-jeffrey-epstein-used-london-to-hide-in-plain-sight/
The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight
The Epstein files expose how the UK capital served as a playground and protector for the disgraced late financier and his wealthy associates
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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scotfreeme.bsky.social
Judge Rebecca Taibleson, finds her name in the Epstein files.

Guess who she clerked for?

Umhmm.
Scalia.
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 AM
freedoomfries.bsky.social
How many people can relate to this song www.instagram.com/reel/DUGVPJX...
The Devil Said Jump on Instagram: "live video out now on youtube. thank you for the love on this song. we will keep singing it. studio @friendsoffriendsrecording engineer @brokthecasbah video @som...
thedevilsaidjump on January 29, 2026: "live video out now on youtube. thank you for the love on this song. we will keep singing it. studio @friendsoffriendsrecording engineer @brokthecasbah video ...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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theverge.com
Streaming services are costlier every year, and you need to sign up for multiple services just to catch your favorite sports team every time they play.

As viewers become more fed up, more have embraced rogue streaming boxes.

Read more from @jank0.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/streaming/87...
Verge headline: Everyone is stealing TV by Janko Roettgers Photo illustration depicts a TV remote with pirate-themed buttons like crossed swords, a barrel, a ship, an anchor, and a skull and crossbones
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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sarahchurchwell.bsky.social
“Pursued by suburban observers, ICE agents are freaking out.”
jcollins.bsky.social Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 2d
Suburban observers say ICE has only been more aggressive since Homan: “I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us. We’re so organized and we act with such integrity. They don’t want to admit they feel threatened by us.”
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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edwinhayward.com
All China has to do to destabilise the US economy is to keep releasing open source AI models that get closer and closer to, or surpass, the leading closed frontier models operated by huge firms such as OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.

Would render their trillions of dollars in investments pointless.
February 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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joshdobbin.bsky.social
If you are not following @katiephang.bsky.social's reporting, you're using the internet all wrong. I thought she was the best on MSNBC, but *holy shit*, with the gloves off? She's brilliant & fierce and *knows how to follow a story.*
Trump’s MOTIVES REVEALED as EPSTEIN Files Drop SHOCKING NAMES
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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February 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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oregonian.com
A federal judge issued a temporary order prohibiting federal officers at Portland’s ICE office from directing munitions at people unless they pose a direct threat to officers.

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/02/judge-restricts-federal-officers-use-of-force-at-portland-ice-protests.html
Judge restricts federal officers’ use of force at Portland ICE protests
The temporary order lasts 14 days. A hearing is set for March to extend the order.
www.oregonlive.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?

Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.

And they almost shot some kids in the process.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.

"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
froomkin.bsky.social Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 2d
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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teamcanadaforever.bsky.social
🚨 BREAKING : French police raided Elon Musk's X offices in Paris.

Prosecutors investigating child exploitation content, sexual deepfakes, and algorithm manipulation on the platform

Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino summoned to appear in April hearings

Europa is done with American oligarchs💙🇪🇺
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
China does Tesla a dirty.

@bloomberg.com #$TSLA
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Bans Hidden Car Door Handles in World-First Safety Policy
China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla Inc. that is now facing global regulatory scrutiny due to a spate of de...
www.bloomberg.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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carceralabolition.bsky.social
ICE Employees Vent on Reddit, Saying They're Not Getting Paid and Still No Insurance Despite Promises

Staff claim promised bonuses and insurance have failed to materialise, with some reporting they cannot afford medical care for sick children
www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employee...
ICE employees on Reddit complain about late salaries and missing insurance, despite promises made upon hiring
ICE employees have reported delayed pay and missing health insurance on Reddit, while critics question how staff tolerate dangerous duties for little or no compensation.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
come on
gregdoucette.bsky.social T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 4d
Today I learned Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem

Her initials are KLAN

Fitting
thewatchdogco.bsky.social The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 4d
I hope they didn’t think we forgot about impeaching Kristi Noem. 181 cosponsors and counting, 40k+ letters sent, and countless calls telling Representatives to get on board.

Let them know we aren’t slowing down. Send your letter here:

actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
February 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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kslatteryresist.bsky.social
ICE agents entered a NJ building without a warrant, arrested someone. WA state governor Bob Ferguson sent a letter to DHS warning such unconstitutional acts, if done in WA state, may lead to the arrest of ICE agents. See below #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue

m.youtube.com/watch?v=1TwZ...
Heated moment feds snaps at New Jersey official: ‘We don’t need a warrant, bro’
YouTube video by The Sun
m.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM