Josie Setzler
@jsetzler.bsky.social
Organizer at Witness Against Torture. Anti-war, anti-nuke, pro-Palestinian justice activist. Nonviolence educator. #AbolishWar
Daughter of Dutch immigrants. Birthright baby.
Daughter of Dutch immigrants. Birthright baby.
Trump's War on Somalia: Bombings, Slashing Food Aid, Promoting Climate Change www.juancole.com/2026/02/bomb...
Trump's War on Somalia: Bombings, Slashing Food Aid, Promoting Climate Change
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - With the decline of ISIL and the drawdown of US troops in Syria and Iraq, the US military is not actively fighting a kinetic military action in the Middle East for ...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Trump's War on Somalia: Bombings, Slashing Food Aid, Promoting Climate Change www.juancole.com/2026/02/bomb...
S. Australia Wholesale Electricity Prices fall 30% with Solar, Revealing Trump's High-Cost Fossil Fuels Scam www.juancole.com/2026/02/aust...
S. Australia Wholesale Electricity Prices fall 30% with Solar, Revealing Trump's High-Cost Fossil Fuels Scam
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The government of the state of South Australia announ...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
S. Australia Wholesale Electricity Prices fall 30% with Solar, Revealing Trump's High-Cost Fossil Fuels Scam www.juancole.com/2026/02/aust...
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A young violinist was nervous about meeting with Jeffrey Epstein due to his 2008 child sex abuse conviction. Epstein reassured her by noting his friendship with @bardcollege.bsky.social’s Leon Botstein, and set up a dinner between Botstein and the musician. She soon became one of Epstein’s victims.
Epstein Used Botstein’s Prestige and Connections to Recruit and Support One of His Victims, a Violinist from Europe - The Daily Catch
Jeffrey Epstein utilized his burgeoning relationship with Bard College President and American Symphony Orchestra Conductor Leon Botstein in 2013 to procure perks for a young violinist who ultimately b...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A young violinist was nervous about meeting with Jeffrey Epstein due to his 2008 child sex abuse conviction. Epstein reassured her by noting his friendship with @bardcollege.bsky.social’s Leon Botstein, and set up a dinner between Botstein and the musician. She soon became one of Epstein’s victims.
How 3 local BDS campaigns won the divestment of millions in Israeli bonds www.juancole.com/2026/02/camp...
How 3 local BDS campaigns won the divestment of millions in Israeli bonds
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February 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
How 3 local BDS campaigns won the divestment of millions in Israeli bonds www.juancole.com/2026/02/camp...
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What I need people to understand is when legislators argue that professors should teach more and research less, it's not because they think our research is actually worthless. It's because they don't want anyone to be able to develop or disseminate expertise that goes against their party line.
February 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
What I need people to understand is when legislators argue that professors should teach more and research less, it's not because they think our research is actually worthless. It's because they don't want anyone to be able to develop or disseminate expertise that goes against their party line.
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Violent Israeli settlers attack Palestinian community in Jericho and expel all 15 families
The settlers bulldozed and destroyed 19 buildings, including 15 residential homes, and stole jewellery and money
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The settlers bulldozed and destroyed 19 buildings, including 15 residential homes, and stole jewellery and money
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Violent Israeli settlers attack Palestinian community in Jericho and expel all 15 families
The settlers bulldozed and destroyed 19 buildings, including 15 residential homes, and stole jewellery and money in the village near Jericho
www.thecanary.co
February 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Violent Israeli settlers attack Palestinian community in Jericho and expel all 15 families
The settlers bulldozed and destroyed 19 buildings, including 15 residential homes, and stole jewellery and money
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The settlers bulldozed and destroyed 19 buildings, including 15 residential homes, and stole jewellery and money
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
A Constitutional Ice Age consortiumnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
A Constitutional Ice Age
The Fifth Circuit court rejected the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and approved ICE arrests without warrants or fair hearings, reports Judge Andrew Napolitano.
By Andrew P. Napolitano
Last fa...
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February 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A Constitutional Ice Age consortiumnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
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A capitalist society considers it a success when a small group of people collect more money, even when many people are harmed in the process.
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
A capitalist society considers it a success when a small group of people collect more money, even when many people are harmed in the process.
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Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
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This is LITERALLY just taking Mike Johnson’s lie and presenting it as fact.
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 6:26 AM
This is LITERALLY just taking Mike Johnson’s lie and presenting it as fact.
UN Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese: A Noble Woman www.juancole.com/2026/02/rapp...
UN Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese: A Noble Woman
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and two Gaza Doctors, Dr. Hassam Abu Safiya and Dr. ...
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February 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
UN Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese: A Noble Woman www.juancole.com/2026/02/rapp...
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) told Drop Site’s Julian Andreone that the Trump admin. has provided Netanyahu w/ a “blank check” in failing to enforce the ceasefire in Gaza or push back on new West Bank annexation measures.
He warned Israeli officials are openly working to make a Palestinian state...
He warned Israeli officials are openly working to make a Palestinian state...
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) told Drop Site’s Julian Andreone that the Trump admin. has provided Netanyahu w/ a “blank check” in failing to enforce the ceasefire in Gaza or push back on new West Bank annexation measures.
He warned Israeli officials are openly working to make a Palestinian state...
He warned Israeli officials are openly working to make a Palestinian state...
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The vote was a rare rebuke against Trump from the Republican-led chamber, as Congress members face midterm elections.
Breaking with Trump, US House votes to pass a bill ending Canada tariffs
The vote was a rare rebuke against Trump from the Republican-led chamber, as Congress members face midterm elections.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The vote was a rare rebuke against Trump from the Republican-led chamber, as Congress members face midterm elections.
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Palantir for California Governor? The Broligarchy Is Buying Democrats!
Palantir is spending millions buying Democratic and Republican politicians as it continues to make billions of dollars by gobbling up our data, helping ICE, and creating a surveillance state.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Palantir is spending millions buying Democratic and Republican politicians as it continues to make billions of dollars by gobbling up our data, helping ICE, and creating a surveillance state.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Palantir for California Governor? The Broligarchy Is Buying Democrats!
Palantir is spending millions buying Democratic and Republican politicians as it continues to make billions of dollars by gobbling up our data, helping ICE, and creating a surveillance state.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Palantir is spending millions buying Democratic and Republican politicians as it continues to make billions of dollars by gobbling up our data, helping ICE, and creating a surveillance state.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Congresswoman @ramirez.house.gov: " Congress designed DHS [Department of Homeland Security] to violate our rights under the pretense of securing our safety."
" DHS cannot be reformed. It must be dismantled, and something new must take its place"
" DHS cannot be reformed. It must be dismantled, and something new must take its place"
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Congresswoman @ramirez.house.gov: " Congress designed DHS [Department of Homeland Security] to violate our rights under the pretense of securing our safety."
" DHS cannot be reformed. It must be dismantled, and something new must take its place"
" DHS cannot be reformed. It must be dismantled, and something new must take its place"
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
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Tensions Soar Over Herzog Visit
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After the Bondi massacre and new hate laws, a visit to Australia beginning Monday by the Israeli president — named in the ICJ genocide case — is raising tensions, as Herzog seals Israel’s victory in Oz, writes Joe Lauria.
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/08/t...
After the Bondi massacre and new hate laws, a visit to Australia beginning Monday by the Israeli president — named in the ICJ genocide case — is raising tensions, as Herzog seals Israel’s victory in Oz, writes Joe Lauria.
Tensions Soar Over Herzog Visit
After the Bondi massacre and new hate laws, a visit to Australia beginning Monday by the Israeli president -- named in the ICJ genocide case -- is raising tensions, as Herzog seals Israel’s victory in...
consortiumnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Tensions Soar Over Herzog Visit
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/08/t...
After the Bondi massacre and new hate laws, a visit to Australia beginning Monday by the Israeli president — named in the ICJ genocide case — is raising tensions, as Herzog seals Israel’s victory in Oz, writes Joe Lauria.
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/08/t...
After the Bondi massacre and new hate laws, a visit to Australia beginning Monday by the Israeli president — named in the ICJ genocide case — is raising tensions, as Herzog seals Israel’s victory in Oz, writes Joe Lauria.
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Today in "No Fascism is the Actual Popularism"
Even among Trump's core constituencies, opposition to ICE is strong. Turns out that most people don't like living in a police state.
From @gregsargent.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2062...
From @gregsargent.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Today in "No Fascism is the Actual Popularism"
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More Than 1,000 Google Workers Call On Company to Cancel Contracts with ICE and CBP
More than 1,000 workers at Google have signed a petition calling on their company to cancel contracts with ICE and Customs and Border Protection. They write, “Google is now a prominent node in a shame...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/headlines/more_than_1_000_google_workers_call_on_company_to_cancel_contracts_with_ice_and_cbp
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The Freedom of the Press Foundation files a disciplinary complaint against the federal prosecutor who signed the search warrant of WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson, arguing he failed to cite a federal law barring the application.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The Freedom of the Press Foundation files a disciplinary complaint against the federal prosecutor who signed the search warrant of WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson, arguing he failed to cite a federal law barring the application.
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Letter buff.ly/xDHJIy4
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Read our full story that details how we got inside the Dilley detention center for immigrant families here: www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Read our full story that details how we got inside the Dilley detention center for immigrant families here: www.propublica.org/article/life...
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Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
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9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra from Colombia was detained on her way to Disney World. She told me when I met her that what was supposed to be a 10-day dream vacation to the park’s Halloween celebration turned into a 100+ day nightmare at Dilley. 6/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra from Colombia was detained on her way to Disney World. She told me when I met her that what was supposed to be a 10-day dream vacation to the park’s Halloween celebration turned into a 100+ day nightmare at Dilley. 6/